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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
A radio presenter in university
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Social media has created this fast-paced environment where news can be shared to wider audiences anywhere anytime
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent, Mary Jane and Miranda Priestly
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Telling stories backed by facts and without bias or favouritism
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
CMS, CrowTangle, Grammarly, Copyblogger, KineMaster,
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Barrack Obama
Why did you become a journalist?
I liked reading newspapers. I was fascinated by the importance of journalists in society
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I worked for the journalism club, my job was to write stories and pin them on the notice board where students would get up to date news
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
GBV against men and the power of giving space to people facing abuse to speak up
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Journalism is worth your time
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any day is a good day to receive a pitch via email
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A man who survived GBV and lived to tell his story. He now advocates for men to speak up if their partners are abusive
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None so far.
What's your favorite drink?
A good homemade smoothie
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading/Cooking/Traveling
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
BBC's piece on grades for sex in African universities
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Nothing I can think of
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