Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim
(He/Him)
As seen in:
AllAfrica,
Naija on Point,
The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR),
Peoples Daily,
Opinion Nigeria,
Minority Africa,
Media Career Services,
The News Digest (Nigeria),
Campus Reporter,
Wikki Times
and
Covers:
Education, ICTs, Health, Climate Change, SDGs, & Human Rights.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelance reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. But in secondary school not as a journalist.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To have nose for news. But one must be fair and objective to all in his reports.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Pitches should be sent to my email early.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The investigations that revealed that some Nigerian states didn't have websites as well as email address available for public enquiry purpos
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
They should be honest (truthful).
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the library
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Report that exposed how young journalists are facing difficulties and threats from their own institutions
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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