Emmanuel Daraloye
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Medium,
Substack,
The Guardian (Nigeria),
Legit.ng,
Premium Times,
Modern Ghana,
Sahara Reporters,
This Day (Nigeria),
Nigerian Tribune,
TheCable
and
Covers:
Music. Entertainment .Pop Culture.
Doesn't Cover:
Politics
Emmanuel Daraloye has reviewed over 1K Afrobeats Albums.
Works: @PremiumTimesng
Senior Music Critic @afrocritik
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing a report for a newspaper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
In a lot of ways, it has been able to breach the gap created by traditional media
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
No one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
The best thing ever
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
None
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Sent a message via inbox
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Mobile Phone
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Anybody
Why did you become a journalist?
To inform the people
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Writing about the impact of A&R in music.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read and write more
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Writing about a beef.
What's your favorite drink?
Fanta
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Listening to music
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Punch Newspaper
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
We get paid to write
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