The Development and Constraints of Press Freedom in Ethiopia: with Special Emphases to the Period of Post 1991 to 2005

Press freedom in post 1991 Ethiopia, though a start in exercise of the right has not developed well mainly due to the government interference, loophole in the law, and lack of professionalism in the part of the press. this study tries to see and appraise the press freedom and practice in accordance with the theories, values, ethics and press with compared the consideration of ?press law? and its implementation. This study, therefore, tries to show /briefly/ how the current press freedom is emerged and developing with the constraints and impacts of government interference and individuals /institutional/ violation of the freedom.