Media and Communications Center (MCC) is a private limited company engaged in electronic and print media activities. “Reporter” is a bi-weekly Amharic and “The Reporter” is weekly English newspaper published by MCC with the motto “Free Press, Free Speech, Free Spirit”.
The Reporter’s motto expresses the ideal of freedom that we, the journalists and editors, hope to enjoy and promote within our profession: “Free Press, Free Speech, Free Spirit.” The mission of Reporter is the following:
Acknowledge a responsibility to our readers, to the public, the people in and outside Ethiopia who rely on us for news.
Pledge that each week we will bring to the public the critical stories facing our people and be educational tool for knowledge of these topics.
Guarantee to make our editorial choices about what to print based on the importance of a topic to our country along with the quality of journalism and not any political, economic, or other unethical motivations.
Dedicate ourselves to help our readers in their effort to become an informed citizenry through giving as much information as possible on both sides of a story in our publication.
Pledge to serve as a platform for the public’s own thoughts, opinions, and ideas by soliciting, accepting, reviewing and publishing letters and comments.
Intend to make our newspaper a model for those in our profession, a guide for novices, and a means for more practiced to build and develop their craft through the standard of this template.