What was your first job as a journalist?
I volunteered as a reporter for Teens World Magazine
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Haha! Yes, my Mom had one
How is social media changing news?
News breaks on Twitter. It's changing attention spans as well as people can no longer consume large chunks of information. They want bits.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
To be honest, I don't know what fictional journalism is..
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means the world has shut its eyes and its ears and is asking you to write what you see and say what you hear. It's a huge responsibility
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
(I can't even spell it) Lol
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
A phone call or email giving deep explanation
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My mobile phone, (occasionally, a laptop). Softwares; Quik, Google Doc, RecForge, Kinemaster, Pocket Video, to mention a few
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Christiane Amanpour
Why did you become a journalist?
Because this is my destiny and calling. I guess started writing from the walls of my mother's womb. Writing and the media is all I know
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope, but I led the Press Club in School
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A story I did for NDLink where I traveled across 3 states in Nigeria's Niger Delta to record a documentary with my Android mobile phone
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read. The best writers are readers. Accept criticism because you need it to grow. You've got the power in your hands; yes, your mobile phone.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Now?
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A story title, "Whether or not you read this, you owe 102,000 naira". It got me screaming!!!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None yet
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
mobile phone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Devex
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Development in Africa: It's always about a hungry skinny black child about to be eaten by a Vulture
