Amina Wako
Verified
As seen in:
Eastleigh Voice,
HuffPost,
Daily Nation,
Nairobi News,
Nation Africa,
AllAfrica,
Daily Monitor,
The Star (Kenya),
EIN News,
Zawya,
The East African
and
Award-winning journalist| Fact- checker| Mental Health Advocate| |Editorial Lead @Eastleighvoice |Founder @Breaksilence_KE
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Investigative writer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
David Frost
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A voice to the voiceless,educator, informer.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Word,Google Docs, Facebook Live Map,A Phone Tripod,. Muck Rack,TinEye ,Account Analysis
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Anas Aremeyaw Anas
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I was a writer, I had a segment, 'the week that was'
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Human interest stories.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Pretty much everybody in journalism can write. The fact that you can also write probably won't set you far apart.Try to figure out what your particular interests and/or skills are. Then work to make those competitive advantages
When's the best time to pitch you?
Late in the evening.
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Random road trips
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
BBC News, Al Jazeera,The New York Times
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.