Otiato Guguyu
Verified
Cofounder Orals East Africa by Seamless Frames
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
After school, court reporter.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Seen one in a lawyers office and punched a few keys, hehehe
How is social media changing news?
Making news instant but not verifiable
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
maybe Garry Webb in Kill the Messenger, but he was not so fictional
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Grexit! Brexit! what will the next one be?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I do not have a single formula, am open to ideas, tips and any information that will lead to a good story.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft word
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Kenya Central Bank Governor, Patrick Njoroge
Why did you become a journalist?
I have a passion for telling stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I started off as a sub editor for the SOMU magazine the went on to be the Editor in Chief of Equator Weekly.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Hmm, maybe expose on the grabbing of Langata Primary school playing field
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never shy away from asking questions however awkward or stupid.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Anonymous email on a banks books
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Cant seem to remember
What's your favorite drink?
Whisky
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On phone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
our audiences are business people, they are actually everyone impacted by actions in the economy
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