What was your first job as a journalist?
Production intern
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
News has become real-time on social media, making all media platforms increase their pace in processing news and change their approaches.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I have no one in mind
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means understanding that any news is not news but the different perspectives, packaging and fact-checking make them news.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Laptops, phones, television set, Crowd Tangle, IO Analystics, Hootsuite
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
1. Laptops
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
All people who believe they have something to offer to the world
Why did you become a journalist?
2014
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?
The story of a diplomat expert who began his career with only a Form 4 certificate
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Focus on advancing your soft skills and never allow anyone to tell you that you can't because you can.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A pitch about a young lady working in a construction site and winning contract to do the job.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A man who insisted that I should consider his quote for publication. The quote was unethically cryptic.
What's your favorite drink?
Milk
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Outdoors exploring news solutions for the world.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
African News
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That journalism is an open career where anyone can fit in and deliver.
