Alpha Kamara
Verified
(He/Him)
- Multimedia Journalist and Human Rights Activist, Freelance
Maryland, New York, Sierra Leone, Washington, D.C.
As seen in:
USA Today,
Wiley Online Library,
Salon,
Anadolu Agency,
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Washington Times,
The World from PRX,
Applied and Environmental Soil Science,
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology,
AllAfrica
and
Covers:
Public Affairs, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Governance, International Development.
Doesn't Cover:
None
Journalist, Public Affairs Specialist, Writer, Film maker, Human Rights and Social Activist. #NYUGrad MA in Media and Coms Tweets my views.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Cub reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
never
How is social media changing news?
A point of connectivity
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Komla Dumor
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A person always keen to look for information and tell a story in a reliable and professional way.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Three sentences always
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
adobe audition, photoshop htl messanger
What's your favorite social network?
facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Ros Atkins
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell the story of the vulnerable people especially on rights
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, i was a cub reporter
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Ebola dictatorship in Sierra Leone
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be very attentive
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning hours
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Ebola dictatorship in Sierra Leone
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. It was hard to tell it to others when it started.
What's your favorite drink?
beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Riding my bicycle or reading books at home.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Feeling that editors are always redirecting the focus.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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