Dotun Olawoye
Verified- Multimedia Journalist and Social Media Team Lead, Sahara Reporters
As seen in:
Sahara Reporters
Covers:
Politics, social justice, education, environment (climate change), societal issues.
director @orangetopdigit / multimedia journalist / fellow @risj_oxford / producer: #mySARSstory / bylines: @saharareporters, @tigereyefound, @radionow953fm etc.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
To cover a press conference
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
For the better
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I. M. Fletcher, investigative journalist from the Fletch series of novels by Gregory Mcdonald
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A journalist is someone who investigates, collects and presents information as a news story. This can be presented through newspapers, magazines, radio, television and the internet. Journalists are relied upon to present news in a well-rounded, objective manner.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
#SaharaDesert instead of Sahara Reporters
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Doc softwares, Adobe collection, Final Cut
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
AP official twitter account.
Why did you become a journalist?
To report social justice issues, fight corruption and anti-people policies.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Wrote and also I read the news, sometimes.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
First of all, never give up. That sounds like some generic, cop out answer you could offer for pretty much any aspiration but, you know what"
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime is good.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Maybe getting invited to cover a birthday
What's your favorite drink?
Anything with strawberry
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Food place.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
AFP
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
"That every journalist wants brown envelop"
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.