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Item What News Journalists Have Selected Overtime? The Case of English Daily Newspapers(Addis Ababa University, 2010-06) Ameha, Semere; Hassen, Mohammed (PhD)For which news ideas do the Ethiopian daily English newspapers provide priority is one of among the most important questions that need to be addressed in the media study. It is frequent to see common news topics in the individual newspapers. It is vital examining what values are intrinsic for the worth of incoming news stories to give them space. A front-page news event in a particular newspaper might not appear in the other newspapers. The study provides remarkable insight in examining major questions dealing with what news editors in the Ethiopian Herald and the Daily Monitor have selected overtime and why? Like in any other media, both newspapers receive mass of news stories every day from various sources, and the editors of these newspapers select certain news rejecting the majority overwhelming. There are common traditional news values which used to measure the worthiness of a story. To which values do the two newspapers give priority and other related questions are also discussed in the study. Both newspapers dedicate much of their space to different news topics. News which considered as worth report in the Daily Monitor’s pages may not receive any space in the Ethiopian Herald. While the Ethiopian Herald gives focus for stories about economic activities and intensely development, the Daily Monitor provides more space to politics, sport and conflict news. Beside the news values, there are other factors that influence the selection of news like ownership, news source and space.