Philip Uwaoma
(He/Him)
Lagos
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Aol,
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Miami Herald,
Yahoo,
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and
Covers:
Automotive, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Religion, Fiction
Doesn't Cover:
Adult Entertainment
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reviewing local businesses.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yep.
How is social media changing news?
Everyone is an influencer these days.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Don't know any.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
The art of planting thoughts in human minds.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Can't think of any
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop computer
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
Akio Toyoda
Why did you become a journalist?
To change the world, one mind at a time.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Probably Lamborghini's Terzo Millenio concept supercar.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Love your craft enough to do it without pay.
When's the best time to pitch you?
All day
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Hard to pick one
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Not yet.
What's your favorite drink?
Water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Driving to or from somewhere important and artificially important.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Robb Report, National Geographic.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Don't care.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.