What was your first job as a journalist?
Packaging of sports news for broadcast
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
At a fast pace
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't have one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To be a good story teller and have audiance in mind
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop, Microsoft products, capcut etc
What's your favorite social network?
WhatsApp
Who do you wish followed you?
All interested in security and Safety of their environment and nation at large
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories and meet people and travel
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
We had no high school newspapers only social clubs
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Insurgency in North East and effect on Humanitarian crisis
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Have a flier for writing, be ready for stress and self strain
When's the best time to pitch you?
5pm
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Army Aviation
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Not yet
What's your favorite drink?
Cocktail juice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the field pursuing stories, witnessing events unfold
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Articles by senior researchers
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is a death trap
