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Paydesk has 55 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
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 63
Job Success Rate 98%
Dawit Gelmo
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 101
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a few weeks
Solomon Yimer
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 a few minutes
Kennedy Aboye
Kennedy Aboye is a journalist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I had been working at the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), since 2011. After leaving EBC I joined an online media called Al Ain News in December, 2019, which is owned by International Media Investment of The United Arab ...
Amharic
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+9
Business
Finance
Politics
+15
Jobs Completed 133
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Gebremichael Gebremedhin
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 116
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Andualem Sisay Gessesse
Andualem Sisay Gessesse (Mr.) launched **** in November 2009. He is an Award-winning Ethiopian journalist with over fifteen years of experience in journalism, communications consultancy and research. Currently he is working as Managing Director of BEHAK Multimedia PLC, and Managing Editor of ****. ...
Amharic
English
Oromo
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
+9
Business
Finance
Politics
+22
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a day
Yonatan Zebidewos
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 84
Job Success Rate 99%
Tsehay Damtew
Tsehay Damtew is a VOA journalist in Ethiopia, based in Addis Ababa. She has been working for more than two 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%
Melkamu Abebe
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%
Elias Gebreselassie
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
Maya Misikir
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
Samson Berhane
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
Zecharias Zelalem
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
Mitiku Fekadu
Mitiku Fekadu is a journalist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I am a responsible and committed journalist who displays an ability to write Balanced, informative and interesting stories that give all involved parties an Opportunity to have their say. A quick learner who can absorb new ideas and can ...
Amharic
Oromo
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+8
Business
Finance
Politics
+13
Jobs Completed 15
Job Success Rate 100%
Dereje Gonfa
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
Negussie Aklilu
Negussie Aklilu is a journalist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Amharic
Feature Stories
Fact Checking
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 31
Job Success Rate 100%
Fred Harter
Fred Harter is the Ethiopia correspondent for The Times of London. He also writes for The Independent and the Africa Report, and appears regularly on Times Radio and the BBC World Service. He is available available for print stories, radio phoners, research and corporate work.
English
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+7
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 4
Yikunoamlak Mulugeta
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
Ermias Daba
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
Loic Samuel Amoni Koona Youth
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
Naol Getachew
- Naol Getachew is a journalist and Fact-checker based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. - Media and information literacy trainer and Expert on debunking disinformation. - Professional working in the fields of fact-checking, journalism, online storytelling, and translation.
Amharic
English
French
+1
Content Writing
Research
Investigative Journalism
+2
Fact Checking
Bewket Abebe
Bewket Abebe is a senior journalist and Tv producer based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Amharic
English
Documentaries
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+6
Business
Finance
Politics
+5
Elias Meseret
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
Daniel Mekonnen Yilma
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
Kindalem Mesfin Misale
Kindalem Mesfin is a media research professional renowned for his role as a senior media researcher within Ethiopia's prominent media industry. With over 8 years of diverse experience, Kindalem has held pivotal positions including fact-checker, news editor, content creator, documentary producer, ...
Amharic
English
Documentaries
Research
Fact Checking
Investigative Reporting
Research
Risk Analysis
+1
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