Nomso Obiajuru
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As seen in:
Legit.ng,
Sports Brief
Covers:
Sports
Doesn't Cover:
Anything aside sports
Journalist
✍️ YEN
Ex ✍️ Legitng
❤ @chelseafc
📧 Nomso.Obiajuru@corp.legit.ng
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
News reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
Social media has helped in the fast dissemination of news and also helped with opportunity to get exclusives from influencers and celebrities
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Harry Doyle
What does it mean to be a journalist?
An opportunity to get people informed.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
1. Know the story you want to tell · 2. Research publications · 3. Follow the submission guidelines · 4. Write a clear subject line to email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
crowd tangle, Grammarly, slack, io analytics, Buzzsumo, google analytics, google trends, Getty Image
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Chelsea FC
Why did you become a journalist?
It is a passion, and it gives me an opportunity to inform people.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
no
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep working hard and make efforts to get better everyday
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A feature on former footballer highlighting is humanitarian activities.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A feature pitch on a music star who the editor confused as a sports celebrity.
What's your favorite drink?
Cocacola
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the gym
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Sky Sports
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is an easy beat
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.