Samuel Agbelusi on Muck Rack

Samuel Agbelusi

(He/Him)
  • Ambassador, Cowrywise
  • Journalist and Analyst, Freelance
Ikeja
Covers:  Politics, Opinion, Energy
@cowrywise Ambassador || Political Analyst || Freelance Journalist @TheNationNews @aauainsider @thecableng @roundcheck @GuardianNigeria

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

To write a report about institutions in Ondo State on their preparations towards resumption despite the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No.

How is social media changing news?

Social media nowadays is now a means of passing information in which it is the tech world on it's own. Social media impact positive and negative when it comes to news around us.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Matt Bai

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To be a journalist means to go out of your way in informing people, testing awareness and setting societal agenda

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter and WhatsApp

Why did you become a journalist?

I became a journalist to help and serve the society one way or the other.

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

Yes, I do. I'm currently the program director for AAUA INSIDER

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Don't be deterred. Sometimes, the society you're fighting for, may be the same set of people to blame you. But don't be deterred or discouraged. The passion of journalism keep pushing and motivating you to greater success.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Afternoon

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

None yet.

What's your favorite drink?

Hollandia yoghurt

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

On my bed lols.

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

Any publication

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