Project Manager: game.ngo/kenya/
Peacebuilding and Conflict Management
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
court reporting
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yeah
How is social media changing news?
sometimes there is distortion
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Society expects you to disseminate information, while at the same time observe confidentiality and accountability.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
with credibility, truth and accountability
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
desktop
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook, Instagram, twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
anyone with good intention
Why did you become a journalist?
It has always been my passion
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
no
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
KENYAN WOMEN WHO WERE STUCK IN SAUDI ARABIA
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be aggressive, confident and humble, that's the only way out
When's the best time to pitch you?
ANYTIME
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Kenyan woman who was stuck in saudi Arabia
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
none
What's your favorite drink?
mango juice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
out interacting with people
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Daily Nation
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