It may also signal a shift in Ethiopia’s much criticised media environment. It may also signal a shift in Ethiopia’s much criticised media environment. In the past, Ethiopian government spokespersons haven’t been shy of explaining that media reform shouldn’t be rushed due to Ethiopia’s developmental state. “We don’t agree with the characterization that Ethiopia’s media landscape is repressed,” says Nazrawi Ghebreselasie, KANA’s managing director and co-founder. “The government appears to be relaxing about online and television media, but there are still no opposition newspapers.”Ethiopia ranked 150th out of 180 countries in the 2017 press freedom index rankings by Reporters Without Borders.

Source: Ethiopian News December 22, 2017 02:26 UTC