Samson Adenekan on Muck Rack

Samson Adenekan

Verified
Africa
As seen in: Premium Times, AllAfrica, Dubawa, HT Syndication, Desert Herald Newspaper, Globaldiasporanews
Covers:  Issues on governance, education, environment and human rights.
Programs Manager @IDEC || ex-Political & Metro Reporter, @premiumtimesng.com || ex-Radio Presenter @Ooduafm || Properties Developer |@khernnybee@gmail.com
Back to Samson Adenekan’s profile

Interview

How is social media changing news?

The influence of social media in the recent years has been of positive impact as news travel faster than it used to.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Dapo Olorunyomi

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Everything

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

Every tools and any software that is ideal and acceptable in modern journalism.

Why did you become a journalist?

To make a difference through kind of stories I get published.

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

I actually worked as the Editor-in-Chief for the Union of Campus Journalists during my university days.

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

The untold story of a particular inhabitants of an estate that lost a life and properties to flood.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Never forget the beauty of balanced journalism.

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

On the pitch playing football.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview? Create a Muck Rack profile.

Actions

Share this page

Get in touch with Samson

Contact Samson, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified