Journalism
My journalism centers on the lived experiences of communities in liminality—individuals and families navigating displacement, resettlement, and cultural adaptation. I document how immigrant and diasporic communities, particularly from the Horn of Africa, negotiate life in new environments through the lens of education, healthcare, food, language, and everyday survival.
For me, journalism is a form of public scholarship. It extends beyond storytelling to bring attention to underreported issues, foster dialogue, and create openings for deeper scholarly inquiry. I see reporting as a civic practice—an effort to amplify marginalized voices, surface overlooked narratives, and contribute to broader conversations about justice, identity, and belonging.
Alongside this community-centered storytelling, I report on digital platforms and communication infrastructures that shape both civic participation and marginalization. My writing connects the intimate and the systemic, amplifying voices often left out of national and global narratives.
Areas of Coverage
- Migration, adaptation, and everyday life in resettled communities
- Education, public health, housing, and resource access for immigrant families
- Foodways, language, religion, and cultural preservation in diaspora
- Community radio and ethnic media in the U.S.
- Digital platforms like TikTok and Telegram in shaping civic discourse, misinformation, and hate speech
- State surveillance and information control in Ethiopia and East Africa
Featured Stories
🔹 How TikTok Fueled Ethnic Violence in Ethiopia
Published by CODA Story, this report investigates how TikTok became a vector for incitement during the Ethiopian civil war, spreading disinformation and inciting real-world violence.
👉 Read on CODA
🔹 How Ethiopia’s TikTok Disinformation War Escalated Offline
This Global Voices article explores the platform’s role in weaponizing ethnic grievances and spreading hate speech.
👉 Read on Global Voices
🔹 Ethiopia’s Oromo Protests: How a Student Movement Became a National Flashpoint
In this early piece for The Guardian, I reported on the origins of the 2015 Oromo student protests against Addis Ababa’s “Master Plan,” providing critical context for one of Ethiopia’s largest protest movements in recent history.
👉 Read on The Guardian
Global Voices Archive
You can find my full body of work on Global Voices here:
👉 https://globalvoices.org/author/endalk/