Thursday, September 24, 2020

Challenges of Reporting COVID-19 in Ethiopia

 Ethiopia Insight posted on 24 September 2020 a commentary titled "Behind the Numbers: How the Media Covered COVID-19 in an Information Lockdown" by Yared Tsegaye, Ethiopia Insight reporter in Addis Ababa.

The author discusses the challenges of reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia when officials are reluctant to provide information beyond daily case counts.