Police re appealing for information to help trace Dominic Succell was reported missing having been last seen in the Stenhouse area about 9pm on Monday night.
The 24-year-old has not been in contact with friends or family since this time and concern is now growing for his welfare.
Anyone who knows Dominic’s current whereabouts is asked to get in touch.
Dominic is described as white, 5ft 9ins tall with short brown hair. When last seen, he was wearing a white t-shirt, blue jogging bottoms and white trainers.
Inspector Neil Whiteside from Wester Hailes police station said: “Dominic has not been seen since Monday.
“He has not made contact with loved ones or friends either and we are keen to locate him as soon as possible.
“Anyone who thinks they have seen him since Monday 7th August or knows where we can find him, is asked to contact police immediately.
“Similarly if Dominic sees this appeal, we’d ask him to contact us or his family to let us know he’s okay.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact officers on 101 quoting incident number 3458 of the 8th August.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.