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Paydesk has 56 journalists in Addis Ababa. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography.
Our top journalists in Addis Ababa are Eskinder Firew and Dawit Gelmo.
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Journalists in Addis Ababa
Eskinder Firew is a journalist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He currently works for the Voice of America, Horn of Africa Service.He mostly reports in Ethiopian official language Amharic.He also reports in English when requested by the different services there. When the South Sudan talks were ...
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Fact Checking
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 64
Job Success Rate 98%
Dawit E. Gelmo is a journalist based in, Ethiopia. Gelmo is a graduate of Addis Ababa University School of Journalism and Communication and currently working as stringer for the Voice of America Horn of Africa Service. Previously, he was working from Nairobi Kenya precisely on the migration and ...
Amharic
English
Oromo
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Business
Finance
Politics
+14
Jobs Completed 102
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a few days
Solomon Yimer is an experienced journalist based in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. He used to write for Addis Fortune and The Ethiopian Reporter newspapers and other local and international publications as well. He also worked as content editor at Addis Zeybe, Addis Ababa based digital media outlet. ...
Amharic
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+11
Business
Finance
Politics
+10
Jobs Completed 3
Usually Responds Within an hour
I had been working at the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), for more than eight years since 2011. In the corporation I performed in different editorial departments which include News, Entertainment and Sport; before I joined Al Ain News. After serving Al Ain News for a year and a half since ...
Amharic
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+9
Business
Finance
Politics
+15
Jobs Completed 135
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
YONATAN ZEBIDEWOS is a journalist based in Awassa, Ethiopia working for Voice Of America (VOA). He have worked for Debub Radio and television agency and for Ethiopian News Agency not less than for 7years. He have covered different political, economic and social stories.
Amharic
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+8
Politics
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
+7
Jobs Completed 85
Job Success Rate 99%
Gebremichael Gebremedhin is a journalist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Amharic
Tigrinya
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+7
Business
Finance
Politics
+14
Jobs Completed 118
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Tsehay Damtew is a VOA journalist in Ethiopia, based in Addis Ababa. She has been working for more than six years in VOA as a horn service stringer since December 2018. She had been working in FBC as a reporter, senior reporter and Producer too. She had also worked on her own promotion and ...
Amharic
English
Oromo
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+4
Arts & Books
Entertainment & Celebrity
Media Training
+4
Jobs Completed 91
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Dereje Gonfa is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has worked as a freelance journalist and language translator for the past ten years. His previous experience includes working as a senior journalist at the Addis Standard and as the communication coordinator for an advocacy organization for ...
Amharic
English
Oromo
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+7
Business
Current Affairs
Cultural
+2
Usually Responds Within a day
I am an award-winning Ethiopian journalist, analyst, and author with over a decade of experience at the intersection of journalism, diplomacy, and international affairs. As a seasoned correspondent and contributor, I specialize in political economy, geopolitics, and global governance, offering ...
Amharic
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+17
Business
Finance
Politics
+11
Usually Responds Within a day
Melkamu Abebe is a freelancer based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is working for VOA Horn Service since December 2018 as Horn Stringer in Afan Oromo and Amharic languages. He had been working for Ethiopian News Agency for about two years as a reporter and Producer. And he had an experience of FM and ...
Amharic
English
Oromo
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+6
Business
Current Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
+8
Jobs Completed 44
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Elias Gebreselassie is a journalist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He works as a freelance reporter and contributor for Xinhua News Agency, Alertnet Climate Reuters, AlJazeera English online, AFP, New Humanitarian Mongabay and many other media outlets.
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+6
Business
Finance
Politics
+13
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Yikunoamlak Mulugeta is a TV and Film Producer and Director based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He has produced different entertainment and thought provoking features for local tv stations in the country.
Amharic
English
Tigrinya
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+15
Business
Finance
Politics
+24
Usually Responds Within an hour
Zecharias Zelalem is a journalist focusing on Ethiopian affairs and the Horn of Africa as a whole.
Amharic
English
French
Content Writing
Investigative Journalism
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+1
Politics
Sports
Investigative Reporting
+1
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a day
Maya Misikir is a freelance journalist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She has experience working for print as well as broadcast, radio and TV. She mostly covers current affairs for VOA but also writes in-depth analysis for other publications.
Amharic
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+9
Current Affairs
Media Training
Breaking News
+1
Jobs Completed 3
Bewket Abebe is an Addis Ababa -based freelance journalist. With over 13 years of experience in journalistic storytelling, he has covered a diverse range of topics, with a particular focus on political economy, for numerous local and international media outlets across digital, print, and television ...
Amharic
English
Documentaries
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+6
Business
Finance
Politics
+5
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Hello, I'm Loic Samuel A.K Youth, a journalist currently working at the UN office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. My experience has led me from traditional journalism in Washington DC at Voice of America to organizational communication at UNECA. However, I am still adept at shooting and packaging ...
English
French
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+7
Politics
Current Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
+3
Jobs Completed 6
Usually Responds Within a day
Elias Meseret is a journalist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is the Correspondent for the Associated Press and the German news agency, dpa. Elias also freelances for The Africa Report magazine and many other news outlets, both local and international. He has more than seven years of experience ...
Amharic
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+7
Business
Finance
Politics
+7
Jobs Completed 4
Usually Responds Within a week
Ermias Tasfaye Daba is a news reporter, analyst and manager at Ethiopia Insight, an independent website established in 2018 that focuses on detailed reporting and analysis of Ethiopian affairs.
Oromo
Amharic
English
Research
Investigative Journalism
Fixing
+2
Politics
Current Affairs
Research
+3
For over a decade, I've had the privilege of shaping public discourse through impactful journalism. My career began by conducting extensive research and producing data-driven analyses for publications covering African markets. In 2016, I stepped into my first journalism role as Research Editor, ...
Amharic
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+7
Business
Finance
Politics
+14
Dawit Kebede is a professional journalist currently working for Awramba Times, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 2010, he received the International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in recognition of his courage and dedication to reporting, often at great ...
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+11
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
War Reporter
+5
Awot Haileslassie is an experienced journalist in Addis Ababa - Ethiopia. He is a freelance journalist at Africa News Channel (ANC) and Ethiopian Mass Media Action (EMMA), and other newspapers and reputed academic journals as well. He also worked as fact-checker, translator, fixer and risk analysis ...
Amharic
Tigrinya
English
Content Writing
Politics
Current Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
+3
Beka Atoma Boru is an experienced journalist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He worked as a senior journalist for the BBC and Editor-in-Chief of Addis Standard.
Amharic
Oromo
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+9
Business
Finance
Politics
+8
Jobs Completed 1
Antoine Lindley is an award-winning American journalist and documentary filmmaker; he has more than 20 years in the media industry and produced over 24 documentary films on Ethiopia. Antoine made television history in Ethiopia by becoming the first foreigner to produce and host a television program ...
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+4
Business
Science & Environment
Film & Theatre
+5
Usually Responds Within an hour
Yemman Sahle is a journalist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Amharic
English
Tigrinya
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+7
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+7
Usually Responds Within a day
Daniel Mekonnen Yilma is a researcher and journalist with over 10 years of experience in the media and communication industry. He has worked extensively in both traditional and new media and also serves as a consultant in the media field. Educational Background in Political Science, International ...
Amharic
English
Documentaries
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+5
Politics
Current Affairs
Media Training
+3
Usually Responds Within a day
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