John Green on Muck Rack

John Green

Verified
(He/Him)
Nairobi
Covers:  Parenting and Family
Doesn't Cover: Politics
I am an editor of parenting content on the Human Interest Desk at TUKO. You can contact me on 0707 699 588 or email me at john.green@tuko.co.ke

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Writer for sports website

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

By giving wider audience access to information at same time

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Ernest Hemingway

What does it mean to be a journalist?

One who can give factual information to an audience

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

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Based on interest

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

Grammarly

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram

Who do you wish followed you?

Fabrizio Romano

Why did you become a journalist?

Because I am passinate about it

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

Nope

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

Family reunion

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

God is the answer.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime

What's the best pitch you ever got?

I hired myself

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

I could not have put it better myself.

What's your favorite drink?

Cocktail

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

On my phone or console

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

BBC

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

It's all gossip

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