Alefia Friday James
Verified
Covers:
Politics, Real Estate, Property Listings, Real estate development, Abuja Real Estate.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
writing a news story for CAMPUS REPORTERS
Have you ever used a typewriter?
NO
How is social media changing news?
Immediacy and interaction.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Adesola ikulajolu
What does it mean to be a journalist?
being a purveyor of factual account of events, a watchdog.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
sending me mail.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
all good tools, my laptop and phone with data connections.
What's your favorite social network?
facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
ADESOLA IKULAJOLU
Why did you become a journalist?
To Provide information that will bring about social, economical and political change in the society.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Reporting Campus stories
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A story about extortion in Nigeria University
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Report Facts.
When's the best time to pitch you?
5:30am
What's the best pitch you ever got?
POLITICS
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
CRIME
What's your favorite drink?
HERO LAGER BEER
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
pen and paper listening to Broadcast programmes
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
PREMIUM TIMES NEWSPAPER
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Brown envelope
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