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Political leanings of the different Ethiopian media

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Political leanings of the top 10 Ethiopian media look as follows:

Listed by EMAI‘s rank:

1. EthiopianReview.com – Editor: Elias Kifle; independent
2. Nazret.com – Editor: Unknown; Claims to be neutral, but leans toward Woyanne
3. Ethiomedia.com – Editor: Abraha Belay; supports the Siye Abraha wing of Woyanne
4. EthiopianReporter.com – Editor: Amare Aregawi; a member of Woyanne
5. EthioForum.org – Editor: Kinfu Assefa, supports Ginbot 7
6. AbbayMedia.com – Editor: Girum Zegeye; undercover Woyanne
7. AbugidaInfo.com – Editor: Ashebir Gezimu; supports UDJ
8. Tadias.com – Editor: unknown; political leaning is unknown
9. ECADForum.com – Editor: Endelibu (pen name); supports Ginbot 7
10. JimmaTimes.com – Editor: unknown; supports Oromo Federal Democratic Movement

The list is prepared by Ethiopian Review’s Intelligence Unit.

33 thoughts on “Political leanings of the different Ethiopian media”

  2. This is a very timely and necessary Analysis.

    There is no doubt in my mind Nazret.com is a TPLF affiliated website. I realized that in 2005.

    Of all websites, the one that I regret is Cyberethiopia.com. This website had the potential to be the most useful to help Ethiopians in every aspect of their lives since it allows people to read and write in Amharic. What happened was over the last two years it became completely infected by TPLF cadres and now only these cadres talk back and forth pretending to be Opposition and TPLF. What makes this regrettable is that when you look at the forums, you can see there are still very large audiences for the posts made.

    I am glad for this analysis though. It is good that somebody warns people that NOT ALL SO CALLED “opposition websites” are truly opposition.

  3. Elias,

    I don’t agree with your characterization of ethiomedia.com and abaymedia.com websites. I especially don’t believe abaymedia’s editor, Ato Girum, is undercover woyane. You would have known better. He is fighting woyane in all means. As you are well aware of, Girum supported EPPF long before you even heard about the existence of EPPF. He has done a lot of things to EPPF by all accounts than every body I am aware of. This is fact and even EPPF members back home know him. In fact they liked him so much that they wanted him to visit them frequently. They officially told us this when Arbegnoch were interviewed in paltalk rooms and radios three years ago. Why don’t you check this with arbegnoch before you reach such a flawed conclusion.
    Melkam Addis met yihunilih

    Elias Kifle replies:
    January 9th, 2010 at 2:50 AM

    EthiopiAwi,

    Do you dispute the fact that EthioMedia.com is a supporter of Seye Abraha? Even the editor Abraha Belai himself is not trying to make it a secret any more. Regarding Abbay Media, the guy was kicked out of EPPF 2 years ago after trying to sow discord in the organization. For the past 2 years he has been posting various lies about EPPF. He is currently trying to sabotage the organization’s London chapter by posting fake announcements on his web site and dealing with Bereke Simon’s agents. I don’t make such charges without having strong evidences. In fact, simply go to his web site and look at what he is posting about EPPF.

  4. Elias,

    We see eye to eye when it comes to fighting Woyane. But your list here is really unnecessary. It makes no sense at all. Keep your eyes on the prize. Don’t get distarcted by 5th column sideshows. Please keep your eyes on the prize. We need you.

    Selamhun.

    Ben

  5. Ben , you yourself are the supporter of woyanne. How do you get elected to interview Meles? And the questions you ask him are funny and stupied. You are clearly member of Woyanne, and I don’t think you and Elias are on the same page.
    Shame on you Ben(if you are the real Ben who owns Ethiopiafirst websit)

  8. Mr.Elias Kifle, don’t get distracted sir!you are doing very well and that’s why you have more visitors than those websites. so keep yourself focused and don’t ever get distracted. The suppressed Ethiopian citizens who wants a better and prosperous Ethiopia, and Eritreans who wish for a better relationship with Ethiopia NEED YOU !

    Hana, Toronto

  9. Elias, this is a very informative list. I already knew about ethiomedia, but I have my doubts about nazret. The guy just wants to run a popular site. He has no political stand. I have seen some very harsh articles against TPLF on nazret. I agree with you on Abbaymedia’s Girum. He is a Woyanne spy out to sabotage EPPF. Let me suggest to you also prepare a list politicians and give us brief description about them. Keep it up.

  10. I came to a conclusion long time ago that Ethiomedia is not only supporter of Seye, he is the most undercover Woyane website.
    To give you an insight this web site never opposed or condemed by the right wing website of Woyane, Aiga.

  12. The list is incomplete.If you start classifing the political orientations of the differing media outlets then, give the list to all. For instance 1-Addis voice 2- Ethiopolitics.com 3-Ethio Zare 4-Ethioguardan.com

  13. What about “ethiofirst.com” (Ben)???

    He is a top Weyane supporter. He has a Weyane security Clearance, no one has that jkind of access to the bold beg belly Ethiopian Buddah (Meles Zenawi). Hence makes him the most identified and most trusted Weyane.

  14. Elias, do you know which web-sites are banned in Ethiopia? How can we know for sure what you are telling us is the truth? Your accusation is strong, do you have proof to back it up. As they say in America:- “Money talks, bullshit walks” —–Who knows how many Ethiopians have sold their souls for money, woyannees will do anything and everything to stay in power and loot Ethiopia for ever. I’ve been wondering about nazret.com, but I abbay media? I need more convincing, and I need to know the truth to keep my sanity.

  15. Mr. Elias you are a great ethiopian !!!!!

    you know why? You are going to great length and meet with isayas of eritrea and EPPF fighters in person against the mafia woyane families (Get rich or kill anybody who’s in your way). I don’t understand a lot of websites that are against a military relationship with Eritrea knowing exactly who created and put woyane in power, unless they themselves are undercover woyanes spies. The woyanes are humiliating us with a big scar that will never heal forever, they break our strong party(kinijit)through there mercenaries and hodam spies they killed and imprisoned thousands of Ethiopians’ I don’t even want to talk about a one ethnic group military rule and the richest ethnic group in Ethiopia within 20 years at this time.
    All the websites you are mentioned here are truly Banda’s, if they are not a Banda I dare them to travel to Eritrea and meet the arbegnoch(EPPF) fighters now!!!!! What are they going to lose!!!!!!

    I will ask all the Ethiopian review readers to tell this websites the same; if they really are opposition to tribal junta in Addis Abeba what are they going to lose by supporting EPPF!!!!!!!!! What, what what, I am really frustrated here mannnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!

    the woyanes are peeying on our face and dare us if we have guts .are we Ethiopians this much gutless??????

  16. Do you know that Ethimedia has removed the Ethiopianreview from its link. This happened with the strong view of Ethiopian review of armed struggle against Woyane.
    Ethiomedia is a very dangerous website designed ethiopians to focus on cyber space not on armed struggle. This man Abraha has to be really monitored.

  17. Asaye, abaymedia is not ginbot 7. he is an infiltrator. he is known by those of us in London as a woyane stooge. 3 years ago he was chased out of eppf for causing friction. he also stole squandered a lot of eppf money and used it to get drunk. we the london eppf know him well. let him fool others in the diaspora, but not habeshas in UK.

    I agree with the characterization of abra belay. his problem is only with meles. other than that he is a devoted woyanne.

    ECADF is both ginbot 7 and udj. some of their members are coo-coos (not bright) but they are real anti-woyane.

    But that leba Girum Zegeye of abay media is woyane. many of his friends are woyanne negadewoch in London and woyane embassy used to be like his home. ginbot 7 if you think he is your supporter watch out.

  18. The Ethiopian Review’s Intelligence Unit has presented ER readers the clear political views of some of the Ethiopian media, and it is up to the readers where to post their articles and comments. If they are supporters of Woyanne, then they must direct their articles and comments to Nazret.com, Ethiopmedia.com, EthiopianReporter.com, EthiopianForum.org, AbbayMedia.com, and Tadias.com. All these five Ethiopian Medias have been great obstacles to our progressive movement which is ready to topple down the Woyanne government. These are the Woyanne messengers paid by, perhaps, by the Woyanne government to counterattack Ethiopian Review and other pro Ginbot 7 and EthiopForum.org Web sites. They are nothing else but traitors who have betrayed the Ethiopian people in the time of their sufferings, persecutions, imprisonment, and death sentences. It is indeed very good that their political views have become very clear to us so that we should not waste our time begging them to post our opinions on their Woyanne-controlled Web Sites. It will save us time and unnecessary complaints about disparaging ourselves because the editors of those Web Sites have refused to approve our comments and articles that tell to the world the history of the criminal family of Meles Seitanawi (Zenawi) and his wife Jezebel. Therefore, if we are for a change of government in Ethiopia and for the freedom of 80 million Ethiopians, let us join Ethiopian Review, Ginbot 7, EthioForum.org, AbugidaInfo.com, and ECADForum.com and move on until we have reached our goal – to liberate our Ethiopian people from Meles, the chronic illness of our generation in Ethiopia.

  20. anyone who does not support EPPF, or other Ethiopian fighters who are fighting Woyane, are not an oppositions of woyanne, but simply they are woyanne’s stooges. I personally never browsed in any of those mentioned medias, except ethiopianreview and of course also EPPF homepage, demhit.com, onlf as well.

  22. what is unque about Elias is his boldness…his unflinching spirit has no match…
    Ben, Ben, Ben…very light weight…unintellegent and cowardice ke ke ke…he is just I wanna be somebody…he loves power and wealth…and for that reason he blabbs about Meles and the Alahmudin a lot

  23. Hi Elias
    I agree on the list. I never go to AbbayMedia a condemned woyanne supporter. AbbayMedia is exposed as woyanne media outlet in the Diaspora and it is no more working undercover. The same goes to Abreha Belay’s Ethiomedia He is supporter of Article 39 and visionary of Abay Tegray lead by Seye Abreha as president. He called himself anti Woyanne by being only against Meles and Bereket which makes him superficial.
    You Elias, a pragmatic one. Keep it up bro.

  24. These are not the 10 top lists of ethiopian media. It is better to delete Jimma times and change the title to political leaning of 10 top habash media.If we look the top news media serving many ethiopian people Gadaa.com,finfinetimes are among the top. So please try to change your topic to habash media.
    Adama.com and Hawasatimes are coming soon to serve all African continent in general and under served SNNP in ethiopia in particular.

    thank you

  27. ግሩም ዘገየ የሚባለው ሰው የአባይ ሚዲያ አዘጋጅ ያደረገውን ያውቃል
    ለአርበኝች አድረስ የተባለወን ገንዘብ እንዴት አድርጎ
    ከሴቶች ጋር እንዳጠፋው ራሱና የሚያውቁት ይናገሩ
    ከዚህ በሁዋላ ነው የአርበኞች ግንባርን ሳቦታጅ ማድረግ የጀመረው
    በመጀመሪያ የአስመራዋን ባለትዳር እስላም ሴት ምን አድርገሃት እንደመጣህ አስረዳ
    ከአትላንታ ለአርበኞች የተላከውን 3 3ሽህ ዶላር እንዴት ነበር አጥፍተህ የአርበኞቹን ጽ/ቤት በእዳ አሲዘሕ የመጣሕው? ለዚህ አይደል አርበኞቹ ያባረሩህ?ላሁኑ አርበኞችን ተውና ግንቦቶችን አጭበርብር

    መቼም ኢትዮጵያ ያላፈራችው የሆዳም አይነት የለም!!

  28. Abraha Belay of Ethiomedia is not anti woyane. He is just anti meles and his circles. Abraha believes that Meles and his group are Eritreans and work to serve the interest of Eritrea. He claims that the rightful owners of the existing power in Ethiopia should be tigreans led by siye abraha. He does not like it when people associate meles with woyane. He thinks woyane was there until after the war and that it was good to the people of Ethiopia. he advises his readers not to equate meles and woyane and defends the past deeds of siye. will the true abraha rise up? By Ben’s standard, addis zemen, Ethiopian herald or walta would be categorized as oppostion medias. He falsifies the truth and makes up stories that are not factual. For example, he posted on his web site a letter that was supposedly came from Birtukan. it was a neatly typed letter that ridiculed the leaders of UDJ. It was lame for the woyane little man to counter act the Ethiopian review interview with isayas afowerki by picking ben to tell his lies.

  29. I am agreed with habesha’s view, the list is incomplete. But, the political leaning of the listed sites most likely right. Because, of that I gave up visiting them long time ago. For me, it looks like woyanes have control of most sites.

  30. freedom4 all,

    Ben is not woyanne. he is just hodam like lidetu and hailu shawel. I am shocked to hear about abaymedia. i thought he is legit. but now i remember he was condemning the Eritrean government a few months ago and urging Ethiopians not to cooperate with Eritrea. So he must using Ginbot 7 to get credibility and do his dirty work by attacking EPPF and others that are cooperating with Eritrea? That is sinister and I am glad he is exposed. Enough said about Abraham Belay of Ethiomedia. He has been exposed a while ago. Abebe Belew of Addis Dimts, where are you heading by promoting and defending this guy? You are worrying me these days.

  31. Selam
    I am not pro woyanne I don’t understand why you are calling me a woyanne. What is your point? On your comment you don’t even show where you are standing. You rather smells rat. Say something about scum bug woyanne and let’s know who you are. Labelling someone from nothing is only going to make you baseless. By the way all woyannes like to label their opponent by giving names like Derg, Nefetegna, Shaebya, and Terrorist. I and my family will keep up fighting all woyannes until their eventual demise.

  32. Selam
    I am not pro woyanne I don’t understand that you calling me woyanne. What is your point? On your comment you don’t even show where you are standing. You rather smells rat. Say something about scum bug woyanne and let’s know who you are. Labelling someone from nothing is only going to make you baseless. By the way all woyannes like to label their opponent by giving names like Derg, Nefetegna, Shaebya, and Terrorist. I and my family will keep up fighting all woyannes until their eventual demise.

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