What was your first job as a journalist?
Contributing on African Cinema to a site that focused on African film at home and in the diaspora.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
YES. Eons ago.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mikael Blomquist
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By writing which can be followed up by a phone call after i have understood what is required.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
MS Word, Final Draft, Adobe Premiere
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Why did you become a journalist?
I saw there were a lot of things to be said about, film and film-making, and nobody was saying them.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
NO.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Love what you do and the field you write about.
When's the best time to pitch you?
When its a good story to write about.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Was asked to write about the effect a few indie films could have on the evolution of Nollywood, if the momentum was maintained .
What's your favorite drink?
Teetolar
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Behind a book , listening to a podcast or watching movies.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Roger Ebert. com
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That those who write about film and film critics are haters or jealous failed filmmakers.
