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 wasiomjua, Edom alichorwa kama mwandishi chipukizi aliyekuwa na hamasa kubwa na ambaye kazi zake zilionekana takribani kila mahali kuanzia kwenye gazeti la kila siku linalomilikiwa na serikali hadi kwenye vituo vya redio vinavyojitegemea vya Addis ababa.