Nikki Onafuye
Verified- Journalist and Digital Content Creator, Freelance
- Showbiz Writer, OK! Magazine (UK)
England, United Kingdom
As seen in:
OK! Magazine (UK),
MSN,
MSN Ireland,
MSN UK,
BBC,
MSN Philippines,
Sunday Mirror,
Sunday People,
The Daily Mirror,
The Guardian,
The Independent (UK)
and
Covers:
Showbiz, entertainment, pop culture, TV, Music, Celebrities
Doesn't Cover:
POLITICS
✍🏾 award-winning pop culture journo | ✏️ showbiz writer @ok_magazine @dailymirror prev. @bbcthree | 🗞 @thenikkidiaries | 👩🏾💼 @groupnyn | 🎤 @thedigest_tv
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
New! magazine intern
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Never
How is social media changing news?
Everyone is a news editor now
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Betty from Ugly Betty
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To inform the world on important news and to entertain
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?
Adobe, word, iMovie, indesign
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Kim Kardashian West
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell the truth and to bring a fresh voice to the world of showbiz
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was the editor
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Noughts and Crosses review for The Guardian
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Network!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Midday
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Noughts and Crosses review
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Diet Pills
What's your favorite drink?
Pepsi
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In bed watching Netflix
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Metro
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