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Media Authority Suspends The Reporter Newspapers and Online Operations
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
The Ethiopian Media Authority has indefinitely suspended the registration certificates of 'Reporter' and 'The Reporter' newspapers along with their online operations due to "repeated legal and ethical violations".
- The Ethiopian Media Authority suspended the registration certificates of the Amharic newspaper 'Reporter', the English newspaper 'The Reporter', and their online distribution platforms indefinitely.
- The publications belong to the Media and Communications Center PLC.
- The suspension is reported to follow a year-long monitoring of the media house's content that "confirmed repeated violations of legal and professional ethical standards".
- The alleged violations include publishing content contradicting national interests, sensationalizing headlines, and creating public confusion through fragmented reporting.
- Additional cited violations involve spreading distorted information impacting foreign investment, tourism, diplomacy, national security, and institutional reputations.
- The Authority held discussions with the media owner and editors-in-chief over the past year and issued a final warning prior to the suspension.
- The suspension takes effect starting Monday, November 2, 2026, and is expected to remain in place until the media outlet "fully complies with legal and professional obligations".
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