Roland Bayode on Muck Rack

Roland Bayode

  • Editor, Content Creator, Election Observer, Climate Tracker, Freelance
Nigeria, Ondo State
Covers:  Investigative Journalism, Climate Reporting, Fact-Checking, Solution Journalism, Politics, Features Writing, Entertainment, and Real Estate Journalism.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

To write a feature story.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means that there is more beyond the pen...

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I accept different ideas, just mail me, we will get it done.

Who do you wish followed you?

They are writers...

Why did you become a journalist?

Because I want to right and change my world, journalism gave me the platform to express passion which is writing.

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

I write...

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

My yet unpublished novel titled 'The Pen in Jail'

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Follow your passion and write to right.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime before the deadline

What's the best pitch you ever got?

JK. Rowlings, Ngozi Chimamanda, PTCIJ...

What's your favorite drink?

Water

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

Anywhere else asking people questions for the purpose of research and knowledge.

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

Literature works from Achebe, Soyinka and Chimamanda.

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