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Leandra Engelbrecht

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  • Arts and Entertainment Editor, News24
South Africa
Covers:  Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyle
Doesn't Cover: Crime, Politics, Sport, Business
Journalist | Editor @News24Arts

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Leandra Engelbrecht’s Biography

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I'm an Arts and Entertainment journalist and editor based in Cape Town, South Africa. I started my career as a junior writer at Health24. After that, I moved on to my dream job as the TV and Movies editor at Channel 24. I covered local and international television and film and interviewed Hollywood and homegrown talent. In 2021, I took over the reins as News24's Arts & Entertainment section editor.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Mary Jane Paul.

Who do you wish followed you?

Trevor Noah

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

Interviewing Ava Duvernay for the limited series Colin in Black and White about footballer and activist Colin Kaepernick.

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