Paul Mugume on Muck Rack

Paul Mugume

Kampala
Covers:  Technology, Oil and Gas, Investigation
Senior Editor - @thetowerpost | PRO - @topbloggersug | muckrack.com/paulmugume

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Field Reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

Its encouraging community journalism and easing information dissemination

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Timothy Bakumunhe

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Looking where no one has.

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

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via my email

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

Computer, Phone, Wordpress, Ms Word, Canva, Photoshop

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Young Entreprenuers and School going children

Why did you become a journalist?

Inspired by my environment and love for writing

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Information Prefect

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Case Clinic in Negligence Scandal Over Death of NSSF Employee

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be objective, look where no one has looked

When's the best time to pitch you?

All day

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Having to do freelance work for over a year without earning a coin

What's your favorite drink?

Avocado Smoothie

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

In the field, doing features, and at church

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

Daily Mail - Kenya

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Business reporters are money minded

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