Fatimah Idera
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Naija News Today,
Premium Times,
The Nation (Nigeria),
International Policy Digest,
Ripples Nigeria,
Dubawa,
HT Syndication,
Dataphyte,
Opinion Nigeria,
Media Career Services,
Prime Progress
and
Covers:
Politics, Education, entertainment, environment, lifestyle, investigation, Technology
Doesn't Cover:
Violence
Reporter|| Factchecker|| journalist||coder||Web developer||Hairstylist
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing news stories for media platforms
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Amazingly
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
No one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To revealed the untold truth
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
None really but fake stories
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Frequently
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Smart phone and a laptop
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Premium times
Why did you become a journalist?
It my passion, what I have look forward to become
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I am a campus reporter
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Traders lament as refuse take over Akungba market square
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be passionate about writing and revealing truth
When's the best time to pitch you?
5-10pm
What's the best pitch you ever got?
None
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None
What's your favorite drink?
Fearless
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At school
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Arrow of God orphanage home turn baby seller published by FIJ
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Nothing really
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