Elvis Ondieki
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Senior reporter @NationAfrica || 2023 & 2018 winner, @MediaCouncilK Ajea Development Reporting award || Author || Man United || Taarab ||
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
County correspondent.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope.
How is social media changing news?
Anyone can break a story--but verification still lies with legacy media.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In writing, preferably on WhatsApp.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
MS Word is the core; for writing, transcribing and all that/
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook.
Who do you wish followed you?
All the NASA scientists.
Why did you become a journalist?
Due to my love for languages and story-telling.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, but I worked in a university newspaper as a writer and later an editor.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The ones that saw children get sponsors to fund their education.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Simply stick to the rules.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mid-morning.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I've got quite a few.
What's your favorite drink?
Haha, Coca-Cola.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading a book.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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