Fiyin Olowokandi
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
The Blast,
MSN,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News UK,
Yahoo Finance,
Yahoo Finance Canada,
Yahoo Noticias,
Yahoo Sport UK,
Yahoo Sports,
Yahoo Sports Canada
and
Covers:
Celebrity lifestyle, World News, PopCulture, Television shows, social media, SEO, Viral Stories, Reality Television
Never about perfection
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Worked as a ghostwriter for a Nigerian company, Ecrivains, writing daily articles about celebrities' social media updates
Have you ever used a typewriter?
nope
How is social media changing news?
Making it more accesible
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't have
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Keeping people accurately informed and abreast on topics that they love
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
none
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Humorously and with money!
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google sheet, Google docs, CMS, wordpress
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Heather Lloyd-Martin, Michelle Obama,
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell people's stories
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I didn't
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A story about New Edition singer Mike Bivins and his family. I got a shoutout from him and it made me feel seen
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Debunk the idea that you have to put forward perfection. Instead, strive for excellence
When's the best time to pitch you?
I haven't gotten any
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I haven't gotten one
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None
What's your favorite drink?
White Wine
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With a book in my face, reading away my worries
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Not sure
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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