Kayode Adelowokan
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African Examiner
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelance Reporter in 2005
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Social media has changed news dissemination from the era we wait for the newspapers to print today's events tomorrow.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Reuben Abati
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist requires must be ready to learn and teachable. Also, you must be ready to leave alone....
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Nil
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Because of experience on the beat
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Christiane Amanpour, Dana Bash
Why did you become a journalist?
Passion to fight for others (peoples advocate)
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Editor-In-Chief
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The mass sack in Diamond Bank which exposed the wickedness of management of the bank against its workers
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be determined
When's the best time to pitch you?
Nil
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Assistant Editor
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Nil
What's your favorite drink?
Heineken
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At home
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Articles of Reuben Abati and Yemi Odumakin
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Corruption
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