Hamza Kyeyune
Verified
As seen in:
Anadolu Agency,
New Vision Uganda,
The Uganda Observer,
The Muslim News,
TRT Afrika,
TRT Global,
The Sunrise,
Informer East Africa,
Anadolu Talk Zone
Covers:
Data Driven Journalism, Environment, Arts, Business, Entertainment, Fashion, World, Science
Doctoral student, Research focus: Africa’s Economic Performance, Voracious reader and Freelance Journalist @trtafrika @anadoluagency , Views = Mine
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I covered a conference addressed by the PM, i forgot to press the record button on the recorder, that's how I became jobless.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I only found it in a museum
How is social media changing news?
Social media has closed the gaps of interaction between the Journalists and news consumers.
Today, a news consumer can read a story and directly contact the author online and engage in a debate, something that was difficult before social media. Social media has given a real meaning to communication.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Trevor Noah
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means to be open minded. In the field, sometimes you find stories that completely contradict your set of beliefs and values
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Smart phone, Sound cloud, AP Stylebook, Google Docs, public record databases, RSS, search engines, social media.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to keep abreast and develop intellectually, but also wanted to be mobile, sitting in an office day in-day-out makes me bored
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I did layout design
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Legal struggles of Rohingya
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read widely
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
It was from the Canadian Gemini News, TBAs
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
All riots
What's your favorite drink?
spiced African tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
gym
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Dreams from my father- Barack Obama
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That am privileged!
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