For outsiders, Edom looked like any young aspiring journalist whose works appeared everywhere from state-owned daily newspaper to independent Addis Ababa radio stations.
Kwa watu walio nje, Edom alionekana kama mwanahabari yeyote kijana ambaye kazi zake zilionekana kila mahali kutoka gazeti la kila siku linalomilikiwa na serikali hadi vituo huru vya redio vya Addis Ababa.