Duncan Nortier on Muck Rack

Duncan Nortier

(He/Him)
Johannesburg
As seen in: Africa Is a Country
Covers:  Infrastructure. Water and Sanitation. Waste Management. Social Geography. Political Economy.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Press Release writing

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To be uncompromising.

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram

Who do you wish followed you?

Sipho Masondo

Why did you become a journalist?

To demystify the political.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Nope

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

My fiction found on my substack

When's the best time to pitch you?

24/7 365

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That everything is doomed.
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