Dare Akogun
(He/Him)
As seen in:
The Punch,
Soundcloud,
The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR),
PressNewsAgency,
NewsNgr Nigeria
Covers:
Politics, Governance, Development, Climate Change, Energy Transition
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
A volounteer reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
News gets faster to the general public
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Christiana Ammanpour
What does it mean to be a journalist?
The opportunity to be the eye of the general public
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
nil
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
laptop, mobile phones, social media , Adobe Audition
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Piers Morgan
Why did you become a journalist?
2010
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nil
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Investigation on contract inflation and shoddy jobs done in the rehabilitation of High schools in Kwara state, Nigeria
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be steadfast and dedicated to the profession inorder to make headway
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Investigation of corruption in school rehabilitation project in Kwara
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
nil
What's your favorite drink?
water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
mobile phones
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
ICIR
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Fake news
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