Emmanuel Rono
(He/Him)
Covers:
Reporting on Politics and Business Affairs
Doesn't Cover:
Lifestyle and Entertainment
Journalist
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I was given a task to design a poster. This is when I exploited various fields in media
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Not at all
How is social media changing news?
There is faster reception of the news immediately as they occur
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being able to write a story and having the solution to solve the issues in their story
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Clear subject line with a compelling yet direct headline
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop and smartphone
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter (X) and Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Daily nation journalists
Why did you become a journalist?
I have a passion to becoming a top journalist playing Watchdog role not only in Kenya but also worldwide
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I worked as a writer
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The story about the steps to end poverty levels in Kenya, stories on corruption rates and also reporting on sports news
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Journalism is all about passion. They MUST sacrifice and at last they will succeed
When's the best time to pitch you?
9 am
What's the best pitch you ever got?
An investigative story on corruption rates in one of the Counties in Rift Valley
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
The story on Lifestyle issue at Huduma Shopping Mall
What's your favorite drink?
I like Coke
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the library reading novels
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Ethics and Anti Corruption journals
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Print-style journalism can’t thrive online.
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