Aya Ibrahim on Muck Rack

Aya Ibrahim

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(She/Her)
Berlin, Germany
Covers:  Migration, German politics, Sudan, Lebanon, protest movements, I also love making explainers.
Heads Current Affairs @dwnews | long time correspondent | producer for @dw_arabic’s #ShababTalk | @columbiajourn and @Bard_Berlin almuna | #top30mm 2022

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

First job in journalism was making copies for anchors and operating a teleprompter. First job as a journalist was a producer for Shababtalk.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

This is very cliche: but I really love telling stories and I love video.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes I did, it was called ''The Pigeon''. I wrote articles about student life. I wanted to write about politics but that was not allowed.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

There is not that one story but I am very proud of the work I did in Sudan during the uprising and with trans women in Lebanon.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Pitch and produce stories you would actually watch or read or listen to etc

What's your favorite drink?

Apfelschorle

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

On the streets getting a story.

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

Vox

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

The Arab region is a violent place where nothing good ever happens.

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