Biography

Ayele Addis is a multimedia journalist working in Radio and TV on climate change issues at Africa News Channel and head of Amhara Media and Journalists Association. He is the founder of the climate change bit reporters department in 24 community radio stations, state media outlets, and two influential newspapers. He is the founder of the environmental agenda-setting department in the Ethiopian Mass Media Action with an ambition to unite the media to tackle climate change. He is author of "Art of Journalism," an Amharic language journalists guidebook in Ethiopia. 

Similarly, He has worked in the media for the last 14 years in different media outlets. He has served as a director of the news department at Africa News Channel and a reporter for Addis Zebye, Amhara Media Corporation, and Ethiopian Mass Media Action and Independent consultant for Thomson Reuters Foundation. He also was the winner of regional, national and international journalism awards. 
Ayele has reported from various countries in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Among his accolades is outstanding Investigative Reporting, one of the third prize winners in the teamwork of  Fetisov Journalism  Award 2020 in Switzerland.