Kenyan journalist. The views here are my own. Email: gal81bo@gmail.com

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Radio reporter. I enjoyed and missed it

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

News is consumed faster but with facts, source of news and a tool to monitor audience feedback

What does it mean to be a journalist?

You have access to everywhere but not for your own benefit

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I am freelancer looking where to pitch

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

mobile phone, internet, snapseed, lumify, magisto

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Journalists, editors and news markers

Why did you become a journalist?

I have always wanted to be a guardian of truth, justice and fairness.

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

A young man, who shot dead by cop for a crime of his elder brother. I exposed police cover up after misrepresenting the fact

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Not a job for fainthearted. You have to be strong to be voice of voiceless and fair to hear all sides

What's your favorite drink?

Tea

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

Reading

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

The New York Times, Times of London, Telegraph, Washington Post,

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Regurgitating authority

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