What was your first job as a journalist?
Blogger, feature writer, social media manager, multimedia content producer and podcast DJ - (All in one)
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope, but weirdly I imagine I have...
How is social media changing news?
The news is are longer only in journalists' hands, but in all those possessing different forms of publishing tools, it's a revolution!
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a watchdog, empowering people with otherwise unknown information and sometimes risking your own life doing it.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Zuma
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Any other way, as long as it's a good story... at least in my journalistic opinion.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I've used so many, WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook, where I get to be 'social' with primarily my friends and family, who get/ understand my personality most.
Who do you wish followed you?
Real life Iron Man, Elon Musk... I'm into technology.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I love reading and writing. I wanted to, therefore, create the best reading content for those sharing the same love.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Would have been nice, it didn't exist threre. I and my peers did, however, create our own online publication in 1st year of Journ school.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
One, in particular, is a blog feature I wrote during my time at FunDza, titled 'We are all human' ...it gets me almost teary.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be always driven by the story writing passion more than anything else, and always remember your five Ws and H...
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
.....difficult one...
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None yet
What's your favorite drink?
Locally brewed Carling Black Label larger beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Covering an event, or networking/ building my vast contact-base, reading or otherwise being social.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
ForbesAfrica
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's hard...
