For which news ideas do the Ethiopian daily English newspapers provide priority is onernof among the most important questions that need to be addressed in the media study. It isrnfrequent to see common news topics in the individual newspapers. It is vital examiningrnwhat values are intrinsic for the worth of incoming news stories to give them space. Arnfront-page news event in a particular newspaper might not appear in the otherrnnewspapers. The study provides remarkable insight in examining major questions dealingrnwith what news editors in the Ethiopian Herald and the Daily Monitor have selectedrnovertime and why?rnLike in any other media, both newspapers receive mass of news stories every day fromrnvarious sources, and the editors of these newspapers select certain news rejecting thernmajority overwhelming. There are common traditional news values which used tornmeasure the worthiness of a story. To which values do the two newspapers give priorityrnand other related questions are also discussed in the study.rnBoth newspapers dedicate much of their space to different news topics. News whichrnconsidered as worth report in the Daily Monitorâ€™s pages may not receive any space in thernEthiopian Herald. While the Ethiopian Herald gives focus for stories about economicrnactivities and intensely development, the Daily Monitor provides more space to politics,rnsport and conflict news. Beside the news values, there are other factors that influence thernselection of news like ownership, news source and space.