Ammar Canani

Cape Town

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Do it as a hobby myself on my personal accounts. I covered the University of Cape Town's Protests and keep people updated on my socials.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Straight to the point. A bit personalized or minimally a response to a query.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Truth matters.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

At a coffee shop.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Variety, TV Line, Deadline etc.

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

It is all fun and games.

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