Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah on Muck Rack

Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah

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(He/Him)
  • Senior Editor and Head of Entertainment, YEN.com.gh
Accra
Covers:  Entertainment, Celebrity Lifestyle, Human Interest, Politics, and Sports
Journalist and senior editor @yencomgh

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter at Ghana News Agency

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No!

How is social media changing news?

News reaches the targets faster through social media

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

I don't have any.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Going the extra mile to unearth and make public the untold stories of society.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

fixthecountry

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

E-mail

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Computer with internet, Office, Grammarly, CrowdTangle, Buzzsumo, Feedly

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook

Who do you wish followed you?

Nana Akufo-Addo

Why did you become a journalist?

It was passion from childhood

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?

A nurse delivering a pregnant mother of her baby on a moving bus

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

They should uphold their ethics and have integrity at all times.

When's the best time to pitch you?

8am to 5pm GMT

What's the best pitch you ever got?

None yet

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Have not got any yet.

What's your favorite drink?

No favourite drink

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

In bed

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Daily Graphic

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

I have always wanted to tell stories of people and inform people of what is happening.

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