Chrisphine Magak
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
K24 TV,
People Daily Kenya,
Goal,
Sporting News,
The Standard (Kenya),
Citizen TV Kenya,
Daily Active
Covers:
Current affairs (News), Politics, Sports, Business, Crime, Investigatives, Entertainment, Human-interest stories, and Features.
Digital Editorial Lead @K24tv and @PeopleDailyke.
RTs are not endorsements.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Social media is now an alternative source of news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Binyavanga Wainaina
What does it mean to be a journalist?
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What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
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What tools and software do you use to do your job?
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What's your favorite social network?
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Who do you wish followed you?
Elon Musk
Why did you become a journalist?
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Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
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What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
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What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
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When's the best time to pitch you?
Mid-day
What's the best pitch you ever got?
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What's the worst pitch you ever got?
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What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
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Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
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What's the most common misperception about your beat?
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