ors ▁in ▁j ail ▁with ▁Daw it ▁have ▁gone ▁into ▁ex ile , ▁Daw it ▁decided ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Eth iop ia . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁of ▁A wr amba ▁Times ▁Daw it ▁established ▁a ▁new ▁company ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁began ▁publishing ▁the ▁A wr amba ▁Times ▁newspaper , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁Man aging ▁Editor . ▁Until ▁its ▁closure ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁managed ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁Eth iop ian ▁newspaper ▁and ▁the ▁country ' s ▁only ▁newspaper ▁that ▁questions ▁state ▁authorities ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Committee ▁to ▁Prote ct ▁Journal ists ] ▁( CP J ). ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁CNN ▁made ▁Daw it ▁K eb ede ▁a ▁subject ▁of ▁its ▁African V o ices ▁program , ▁which ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁cable ▁news ▁channel ▁" highlight s ▁Africa ' s ▁most ▁eng aging ▁personal ities , ▁expl oring ▁the ▁lives ▁and ▁pass ions ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁rarely ▁open ▁themselves ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁camera ". ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁half - hour - long ▁interview , ▁Daw it ▁says ▁the ▁then ▁Eth iop ian ▁press ▁exists es ▁in ▁a ▁climate ▁of ▁fear , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁election ▁it ▁hasn ' t ▁been ▁easy ▁for ▁journal ists ▁in ▁Eth iop ia ▁to ▁do ▁their ▁work ▁independently . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁ex ile ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Daw it ▁fled ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States