What was your first job as a journalist?
Interpreting international news
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Social media contribute to spreading fake and unverified news but it also create new ideas.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Paul Graham
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means I have some power over the public and it's changes
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Written texts on email or social media direct messages
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Social media google tools
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter and E-mail
Who do you wish followed you?
Clarissa Ward of CNN, President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame
Why did you become a journalist?
I became a journalist to contribute to what is happening in the world and inform people about it.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I was a reporter
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A story I wrote about an overcrowded school with over 23,000 students. After the story, the story was attended to.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard, stay up to date, never be manipulated
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Advocating for abused woman
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
opinion writing
What's your favorite drink?
Milk
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Library or travelling
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Africanews, AlJazeera, BBC
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Reporting on Gender-based violence can be mistaken with feminism
