Ayodele Ibiyemi
Ibadan, Lagos
Covers:
Africa, Entertainment, Popular Culture, Literature, Life Writing, Popular Music, Tech, (multi)Media, History and Art
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Being a campus reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
It is liberalizing views
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist means to be perceptive
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via my Twitter DM
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to engage people i conversations and write about it.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My Review of Kola Akinlade's book
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Pick a niche and do the damn job
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early morning WAT
What's your favorite drink?
Lemonade
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my bed
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
People think the Arts and Culture beat is unserious and unimportant
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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