What was your first job as a journalist?
Working as the Online Editor for a campus publication.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
It is the fastest way to deliver news. Introduction of news on the go by use of live feeds has made everything easy.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Magunga
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist means you are the eye and the ear for the current generation and generations to come. Build both generations.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Coffee.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
InDesign and Microsoft Word.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Everyone I look up to.
Why did you become a journalist?
I was led by passion and the admiration. Today, I want to tell the stories, the untold.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I was a writer.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Teenagers and sex versus responsibilities.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
A journalist's ultimate goal is to report/tell or write the truth. Take a leap of faith and do it.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime. Because I write about what I see daily.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Celebrities and the importance of branding.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None so far,
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
My phone.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I read numerous things. But I go for dailies.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Not sure.
