Edwin Okoth on Muck Rack

Edwin Okoth

(He/Him)
Africa, Kenya
As seen in: Medium, MSN, MSN Singapore, UOL, El País, MSN UK, Reuters, Terra, The Guardian, Yahoo Canada and
Covers:  Human rights, business , finance, economics , environment/climate change , migration and cross border fraud
Doesn't Cover: religion
Multimedia Freelance Journalist. An alumnus of @columbiajourn, New York👨‍🎓 .Fellow @risj_oxford.Bylines @thetimes, @guardian, @TBIJ , @Reuters, @NationAfrica

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Business reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

It makes the story easy to research but complex to write because there are aspects already known

What does it mean to be a journalist?

A dynamic and unpredictable life

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email or Twitter

What's your favorite social network?

X

Who do you wish followed you?

All investigative Journalists in Britain and America

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

Yes, I wrote satirical articles about the school prefects

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

The Delmonte Deaths , it saved lives, shook the market and drew the attention of the UN human rights

When's the best time to pitch you?

Any time

What's your favorite drink?

Fresh home blended mango juice

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

In the firld playing football

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

The Times

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That we are snitches

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