Thi s study intends to look at the ro le of print media In the fight agai nst corruption InrnEthiopia by focusing on coverage.rnBoth quantitative and qualitative methodology were used to analyze the data. Contentrnanalysis was employed as a main method. In depth interviews were also made wi th edi torsrnand journalists of the newspapers. Agenda selling and social responsibi lity theories werernused as theoretical framework .rnTo gather the data for the content analysis, five month's editions of the fo ur newspapersrn(The Ethiopian Herald, The Reporter, Fortune and Capital) spanning from May 13 ,20 13 tornSeptember 13,2013 was taken as samples of the study. All corruption related stories foundrnwere coll ected and content analyzed. The analysis was made based on the type, theme,rnsource and placement of stories. The data found from the interviews were used to back uprnthe anal ys is.rnThe result of the study reveals that all the newspapers gave considera ble coverage torncorruption issues. The newspapers coverage of corruption was dominated by news genre.rnMost of the articles were informative rather than educative. Fraud was the leading form ofrncorruption themes. In terms of source used, even though there were differences among thernnewspapers, law enforcement bodies served as their major sources of corruption stories.rnRegarding placement, The Reporter was better in placing corruption related issues on itsrnfront page than Capital, Fortune and The Ethiopian Herald. Based on the slUdy, a couple ofrnrecommendations that might help to lessen the li mi tatio ns of the press are suggested.