Ruona Meyer
Germany
As seen in:
Medium,
Financial Times,
Reuters,
The Independent (UK),
Deutsche Welle (DW),
Educational Studies,
The Guardian (Nigeria),
Premium Times,
Daily Trust,
Riffreporter
and
Covers:
Investigative development, finance and health stories using an empirical, fact-based solutions journalism approach.
Interview
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Audition, Final Cut Pro X, iMovie and I'm advanced in the use of practically all social media tools.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Why did you become a journalist?
To enlighten the world, one story at a time, and thereby contribute to its change...and because this is the only profession I truly enjoy.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Learn new skills, prioritise your curiosity when reporting; use your gender, sexuality, race as a bridge and unify, not as a crutch to get by
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Watching factual crime documentaries.
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