Craig Adeyanju
Verified
As seen in:
Mariblock,
LinkedIn,
Forbes,
Yahoo Finance,
Investopedia,
Cointelegraph,
Flipboard,
Seeking Alpha,
Benzinga,
The Street,
Black Enterprise
and
Covers:
blockchain, digital assets and finance
Building @theMariblock & @OnChainbyMB to shape Africa’s blockchain, AI & money future | Former contributor @Forbes
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Motley Fool (Freelance)
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, I have
How is social media changing news?
It's making news much more on-demand than web publications.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
J. K. Rowling
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I consider it a privilege to be able to provide information that helps people and businesses make real-world decisions.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
N/A
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email, LinkedIn, Twitter
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Airstory, Grammarly, Google Docs,
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Elon Musk
Why did you become a journalist?
No grand story of purpose here. I just happened to be one really.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I didn't
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Telling stories about how cryptocurrency and blockchain are changing Africa.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never publish a story you're not proud of.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Workdays
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Meh!
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee?
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Playing the guitar
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Atlantic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That cryptocurrency lacks intrinsic value.
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