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Monday, July 16, 2007

Reuters Journalist Gets Good Story from Life Imprisonment

Tsegaye Tadesse is a mess, or at least he has chosen to be a mess in service of the EPRDF. Read here his latest news on the life sentence of CUD leaders. The headline makes a sad, sad story look good.

Also, notice the first 11 paragraphs. All there are in them are the statements if the judge, the prosecutor and a passing remark that the sentenced had refused to defend themselves. Those paragraphs try to make the decision appear fair in light of the defendant's failure to defend themselves.

His spin is first class. But journalism isn't about spin. It is about conscience. Tsegaye is a disgrace to this great profession.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

hitory will tell where he stand in time of crises in our nation.he choose to side with his tribe rather than to stand with the truth GOD BLESS ETHIOPIA AND OUR BRAVE LEADERS OH LORD PLS SEE WHAT IS HAPPNING.

Anonymous said...

i looked at the news some an hour ago.Is he a cadre?or arogit mimi wrote the story for him?
he is nothing but a Dumb.It affect the credibility of the Reuters.
Soon he will swallow his tangou down.

Anonymous said...

I encourage all the readers of this bolog write to Reuters at editor@reuters.com. Be polite and point out that Tsegaye Tadesse does not report accurately.
This should be clear the very first sentence suggestes that the court "rebuffed" the prosecutor by not sentencing them to death.
This is a clear attempt that the court is independent and the prisoners and the readers should be happy with the less draconian result.

I agree with EZ: Tsegaye is a mess.

Anonymous said...

Now that Judge Adil has shown his bravery his name should be included among the judges like Birtukan Siye honored.

An Ethiopian court sentenced 35 opposition members to life in prison on Monday, rebuffing a prosecution request that they be executed ...

Anonymous said...

IF WOYANE WANTS TO TURN THE HEAT UP THEN LET IT DO AND FUCKING BURN. ANY RED BLOODED ETHIOPIAN
WONT TOLERATE THIS. IT IS TIME TO SHOW MELES HOW IT IS DONE AND MAKE SURE HIS KIDS DON'T GROW. ETHIOPIA IS A COUNTRY OF TEWODROS AND RAS ALULA ABA NEGA. ZERAF MELES ERITRAWI METAWUBIH. EVERY ETHIOPIAN ON ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD, MENELIK JUST CALLED YOU WITH HIS BUGLE AND HAS SWORE FROM THE GRAVE NOT TO FORGIVE IF YOU TURN YOUR BACK "IT IS TIME TO RISE UP TO PUT AN END TO THIS MADNESS". A PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE HAS BEEN WAGED ON ALL ETHIOPIANS FROM YOUR KIDS TO YOUR PARENTS. TIME HAS COME FOR YOU TO PAY THEIR RANSOM TO LIVE JUST LIKE JESUS DID BECAUSE WITH OUT YOU THE COUNTRY IS NOTHING. DO YOU HERE ME IT IS NOTHING!~

Anonymous said...

There is no change by talking and writing. Let us see you what you can do. No more Kinijit qqqqq.

Anonymous said...

7:56 AM poster one hell of eritrean...

Anonymous said...

Tsegye Tadesse is worst than Walta and Aiga. I don't know why we Ethiopians didn't do anything to stop this guy yet. May be Tsegaye thinks blood is thiker than ethics. He always tries to protect his tribal junta in power. We must send a petition to Ruerters.

iSoloda said...

Please visit this interesting petition on the traitor Mr. Tsegaye Tadesse

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ACTION/

Anonymous said...

sample email
subject:on Ethiopian opposition leaders escape death sentence article.
Dear Editor
this article should be reviewed because it seem "good news" while it has the gravest implication to most Ethiopians. in simple terms, imagine George w. Bush putting congress men who opposed his plan in prison for life and you are reporting "Thank God, Bush spared the life of his opponents!".
thank you,
regards,
your name here

Anonymous said...

Whats the matter with ya'ol? Tsegaye Taddese is one single journalist. He is not the one that has imprisoned the CUDP leaders, he is a paid journalist who is doing his job so he can get more assignments from the regime. I would do the same if I were him and if all the benefits were coming to me. All his competitor journalists are eleiminated for him to practice his YELLOW-JOURNALISM, thanks to Meles he has no competition. He can be bad and horrible, who cares? at the end of the day he still have a job to go back to the next day, while his competitors are languishing in jail or worried sick their turn to appear in court.

I think the old proverb fits so well with what EZ is doing. "Ahiyawn Firto Dawlawn metaw." The culprit is Meles Zenawi NOT Tsegaye Taddese, so blame Meles for the sham trial. Tsegaye Taddese like past Dergu journalists is functioning within the allowable practice to make the regime look just.

Anonymous said...

Down with Tsegaye Tadesse !!! He shall stop its dirty game using such giant media outlets like Reuters, Ethio-Zagol, thanks for pinning down those sensitive "ye chika wust eshoh, hidden eshohs". Sooner, there shall be a mobilized campaign against this reporter who tried to deceive 80 million people by putting the cheap miscalculated revival of the illegitimate regime.

Anonymous said...

Tsegaye Tadesse is a person like nay of the Woyanes. He has no shame. Did you read what he said about clemency for the jailed CUD leaders? He said only "President Girma" has power to pardon, not Meles. He is telling a white lie. Meles hulun endemiyashkerekir yawkal.

Did you hear what "Ato" Lidetu Ayalew said on July 18, 2007? It is hard to understand what such outcasts do. Someday such people will stop playing jokes on our people.

Anonymous said...

Clue less full time taxi drivers part time mishot bet sekaram hulu,
if you're back home i would give you some credit, but not one of you
are men enough to call neither meles,nor Tsegaye incompitent.practice waht you preach. weyala hullu