Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN,
The Punch,
The Nation (Nigeria),
Daily Trust,
Head Topics,
Africa.com,
Solutions Journalism Network,
Nigeria Health Watch,
Blueprint
and
Covers:
Education, Youth Empowerment... Nigeria
Muslim | Nigerian | Creative Writer | Freelance Journalist | Researcher | Go-to Editor | Serial Volunteer | Budding Changemaker | Mouse Potato...
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Opinion writer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope
How is social media changing news?
The ease of access to social media makes it easy for peddlers of fake news and hate speech to propagate their fallacies
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A journalist is one who torches areas many want to remain dark.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Search engines, WhatsApp, Gmail, Grammarly, Microsoft Office et cetera
What's your favorite social network?
WhatsApp
Who do you wish followed you?
The ruling class
Why did you become a journalist?
I became a journalist to pan the plights of the underprivileged, the actions of the underappreciated, and the malfeasance of the ruling class
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I was the Assistant General Secretary, and later the General Secretary
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I dunno
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime
What's your favorite drink?
Yoghurt
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
A classroom, a library or the cafeteria
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I dunno, I've got lots of journos I look up to
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Mental Health: People in Africa have a helluva fear for anything accompanied with the adjective 'mental'
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