Leandra Engelbrecht

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Arts and Entertainment Editor, News24

South Africa

Arts and Entertainment

As seen in: News24, Channel24, The Lead (Podcast), AllAfrica, Grazia South Africa, Fullview SA, Banoyi

Covers: Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyle

Doesn't Cover: Crime, Politics, Sport, Business

Journalist | Editor @News24Arts

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Interview

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.

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

Watching a Korean Drama on the couch.

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

One of the biggest misconceptions about what I do is that entertainment isn't real news. All different news beats have their place, and keeping up with celebrities, and entertainment news gives you a reprieve from all the devastating news we see on our feeds daily.

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Leandra Engelbrecht

Interview

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Who do you wish followed you?

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

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

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

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Leandra Engelbrecht

Interview

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Who do you wish followed you?

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

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

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

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Get in touch with Leandra