Kwaku Quansah
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Atinka FM (Accra, Ghana),
LinkedIn,
Patreon,
BioRxiv,
Pulse Nigeria,
Pulse Ghana,
Pulse Live Kenya
Covers:
Entertainment, Sports, lifestyle, Politics
Doesn't Cover:
Business
less ego, more soul
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Social media blogger
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope
How is social media changing news?
It’s real time, people crunch in a lot and narrative is quick, so time to market or get a.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Don’t have one yet
What does it mean to be a journalist?
You create a narrate as it is and inform people of the happenings around us
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via coffee
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
CMS
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter and Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Don’t have any one in mind atm
Why did you become a journalist?
For the love of telling stories
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?
Offset gifting cardi $375k watch
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Stick to the truth, and be witty when you can
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime, I’m up for anything creative
What's the best pitch you ever got?
An invite to collaborate
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Not had one yet
What's your favorite drink?
Hot chocolate
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Sleeping or basketball
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I don’t read a lot, I listen to audio podcast more often
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It’s easy to write and piece out but truly it’s hard to create
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