Melkamu Abebe

Melkamu Abebe is an energetic digital media editor, journalist, and seasoned PR & Communications expert with over a decade of multi-disciplinary experience driving impactful storytelling, corporate reputation, and data-driven field insights across Ethiopia. Currently, he is serving as the Digital Media Editor at AMN PLUS. His professional journey bridges the gap between high-stakes journalism, strategic corporate communications, and rigorous market research. Over the past decade, he has led robust communication strategies, serving as PR and Communications Lead for GEEDBIC Consult, PR and Communications Coordinator for Yament PLC (Yeshih Gabicha), and in PR and Communications for Amplitude Ventures. On the media side, he has a proven track record reporting and editing for premier outlets like the VOA Horn Service, Fana Media Corporation, ENA, and OBN. Concurrently, he has dedicated over a decade to field coordination and research management with the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics, alongside seven-plus years as a Feed Raw Material Market Researcher for Ethiochicken. As an ERAI Fellow, he is deeply committed to exploring the future of the media, with a specific focus on championing the responsible and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism, public relations, and data collection fields.