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Chebet Birir

(She/Her)
Kenya
Covers:  Health,Science,Climate Change,Human Interest,Politics
Award Winning Multimedia Journalist🇰🇪 || Mental Health Champion. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. (Philippians 1:21).

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a show host and News Presenter at my campus radio station-Shine FM.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

Social media has restructured the way that journalism is consumed, and it has also expanded the accessibility, so more people have access.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

None

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Story telling for positive impact in the society.

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

Quickmart Ivanka

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via e-mail

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Mac book Air,Grammarly etc

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Elon Musk

Why did you become a journalist?

"To become as close as possible to the heart of the world"

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

Yes I did.I was the chairlady and editor for the journalism club.

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

I went to the morgue to find out how dead bodies are treated from the time of death to the time of interment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ff5Ne7ycd0

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be consistent and learn whatever you can in this field.

When's the best time to pitch you?

9 am.

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Traveling to Switzerland to cover a story on climate change."Plastic Waste,a collective responsibility."

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

I can't think of any

What's your favorite drink?

Mursik-It's a Kalenjin thing!

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

In a swimming pool or at home with my family.

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

BikoZulu

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That I do not have to read so much about it.When I actually read and do more research than what is published or you see on TV.

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