Mboh Promise
(He/Him)
Cameroon
As seen in:
The Christian Science Monitor,
International Journalists Network,
Transcontinental Times,
Unbias the News,
The Guardian Post,
IJNet: Audio Edition
Covers:
Environment, health, human rights, press freedom, politics, technology etc.
Journalist | Development Communicator | Content Writer
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Deepfake
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mandla Langa
What does it mean to be a journalist?
You have to be brave, courageous and smart
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Camera, recorded, computer , phone, word document
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
Journalists
Why did you become a journalist?
I want to tell stories and make the voices of underrepresented people and communities heard, and change narrative
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The article on how the Anglophone armed conflict in undermining journalism in Cameroon
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read and write consistently, have a mentor.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
How the Anglophone armed conflict has affected waste management in Bamenda
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A pitch that I never got a response
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On the field, researching, gathering information, speaking to sources and conducting interviews
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Environment, health and politics
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It doesn’t pay
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