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Nick van der Leek’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Nick van der Leek is a South African storyteller, photographer and editor (of www.africanman.co.za) with an unconventional background. Instead of journalism he studied law, economics and brand management.
His writing career started online, as a blogger in South Korea and a citizen journalist for Seoul-based Ohmynews International.
After spending two years cutting his teeth in Rosebank, Johannesburg in the Times Media newsroom, he became a full-time writer and photographer, and today he is one…
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See all 15 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
I worked for a citizen website called reporter.co.za. I submitted virtually a story a day, every day, 7 days a week.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
It's making news far more of a conversation, and part of that conversation is news. Social media played a huge part in empowering me.