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Wednesday, 4 November 2026English edition
The Geopolitician

Country risk, from the local press

Ethiopia · Media

Media we read: Ethiopia

7 outlets read every day for Ethiopia, each with its published stance toward the sitting government. 7 are rated.

Each outlet is scored on five criteria from −2 (away from the sitting government) to +2 (toward it) — ownership 0.30, editorial line 0.30, coverage tone 0.15, status 0.15, third-party references 0.10. The weighted sum reads pro-government at +0.5 and above (state when state-owned), opposition at −0.5 and below, independent between. Confidence (0–1) says how well documented the inputs were. Model-assisted, reviewed, correctable. How we rate outlets →

0 pro-government · 1 state · 0 opposition · 6 independent · 0 not rated

OutletStanceOrientationConfidenceCriteriaNote
VOAstate—0.80own +2 line −1 tone 0 status +1 3rd +1U.S. government-funded, critical of Ethiopian government.
Addis Negerindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Addis Neger is a mainstream outlet with no known bias.
Ethiomedia.comindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Ethiomedia.com is a mainstream outlet with no known bias.
Ethiopia Zareindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Ethiopia Zare is a mainstream outlet with no known bias.
EthiopianReview.comindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0EthiopianReview.com is a mainstream outlet with no known bias.
Tadias Magazineindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0Tadias Magazine is a mainstream outlet with no known bias.
ZeHabesha.comindependent—0.60own 0 line 0 tone 0 status 0 3rd 0ZeHabesha.com is a mainstream outlet with no known bias.

Criteria: own = ownership · line = editorial line · tone = coverage tone · status = legal status · 3rd = third-party references. Orientation — = not established.

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