Lilian Ndilwa
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and
Covers:
Health, Travel, Entertainment, Technology, and Gender
Doesn't Cover:
Politics
A storyteller
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
having to criticize a magazine story and get to write a new one
Have you ever used a typewriter?
once
How is social media changing news?
by delivering news without seeing a proper way to do so
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Stephan Labossiere
What does it mean to be a journalist?
someone who literally can not hold on a certain information to themselves
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
when i get to be on the story from the very start
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
a recording app, a notebook, a pen and a camera
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Jacob Mosenda
Why did you become a journalist?
because i get to reveal the truth, i get to question people
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
i was writing about all news in general
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A feature story I did about Children living with HIV
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
have a plan, work hard, not just for other people to notice you doing so, you will reach your goals
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime i would be pitched
What's the best pitch you ever got?
i bet its all of them
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
never had one, i have been happily doing what i like
What's your favorite drink?
water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
mostly checking out current issues in my phone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Mwananchi magazine
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
when a person thinks that i write anything that is political
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