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Mbali Tebele

Midrand
As seen in: MSN South Africa, The South African, Daily Sun (South Africa), True Love Mag, SAPeople, Briefly News, 4RFV International Broadcast News
Covers:  Entertainment, sports, Lifestyle and current affairs
Multimedia Journalist & Content Writer |Entertainment News Editor @brieflyza |
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No I haven’t

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

None

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Telling news to the people, telling truthful and objective news to the people and being transparent and trustworthy.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Boardroom meetings and diaries

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

To write for the people

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Free4all

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

Big Zulu story, as I was the first one to break the news to the public.

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Entertainment

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

A story about a celebrity getting dumped by her boyfriend

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

Books

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

TshisaLive
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