The Columbus Dispatch

The Columbus Dispatch has been serving central Ohio and beyond since 1871 with news and information about central Ohio, the state and the nation. As a capital city newspaper, news about how state government affects Ohioans is a focal point. The Dispatch shares its reporting with news organizations across the state.

Current Position

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Beat: Bhutanese and other immigrant communities in central Ohio

Position:

This reporter covers growing immigrant communities, including rapidly expanding communities of Somali and Bhutanese-Nepali individuals – most of them refugees – as well as others from Eritrea. This reporter examines how the refugees are working to integrate into a new society, reporting both for these communities and to them.

Reporter: Yilun Cheng