Gulaid Idaan on Muck Rack

Gulaid Idaan

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(He/Him)
Somalia
Covers:  Diplomacy and intranational Relations, Research, legal studies, Project planning, and management
Gulaid Yusuf Idaan | Senior Lecturer & Political Analyst | Founder @HARPI Research & analysis on Somaliland, Horn of Africa politics, diplomacy, IR & African se

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Journal distributor

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

Social media allows readers to consume media at alarming rates, but it will never replace journalism. Social media has just restructured the way that journalism is consumed, and it has also expanded the accessibility, so more people have access to news.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Diplomacy and international relations updates

What does it mean to be a journalist?

it is a great job because I am writing news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

I dontknow

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

1. Know the story I want to tell. ... 2. Researching publications. ... 3. Following the submission guidelines. ... 4. Writing a clear subject line for an email pitch. ... 5. Introducing my story with an engaging opening line. ... 6. Explaining why my story is right for the publication. ... 7. Including my credentials or qualifications

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

video editer

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

All who love reality and true stories

Why did you become a journalist?

Submitting the trues to people

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

i did not work

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

Witting the diplomacy

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

always telling the fact news

When's the best time to pitch you?

Evening

What's the best pitch you ever got?

about helping poor marginalized community pitch

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Pitch: something to do with the army.

What's your favorite drink?

coffe

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

home

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

Academic Researchers

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

is working odd hours as an important story can break at any time of the day or night

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