What was your first job as a journalist?
Social Media Manager
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Social Media is changing news by how audiences are now becoming citizen journalists. In this era, one could get all the information on phone.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Njoki Chege
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a Journalist to me means that I have the change to tell stories in different forms, whether by use of data, visuals
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through a phone conversation
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I use different tools including Canva, Inshot, Wordpress, Adobe photoshop etc
What's your favorite social network?
Right now it's TikTok
Who do you wish followed you?
Elon Musk
Why did you become a journalist?
I became a Journalist as I am passionate about it.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, i did not
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Stay passionate to the course
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be passionate, you might feel like you're not doing your best
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Explainer on Carbon Tax
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
An entertainment pitch
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my phone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The BBC, TRT Afrika
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I am a snob
