Kelly Rwamapera
As seen in:
AllAfrica,
Phys.org,
Medical Xpress,
Daily Nation,
AllAfrica.com Français,
The New Times,
The East African,
SciDev Net,
Alpha Galileo,
The Citizen (Tanzania),
Eurasia Review
and
Covers:
Storytelling, law, data, science
Journalist: Storyteller, Data, Science, Law reporter
Kelly Rwamapera Stories
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Maybe
How is social media changing news?
news is becoming more acceccible and formal
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't know
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Simple citizen
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I don't remember
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
any way
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
computer, word
What's your favorite social network?
Still considering
Who do you wish followed you?
Everyone
Why did you become a journalist?
2014
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Chief Editor at The Eyer
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
No money in journalism, just pursuit of passion
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Can't remember
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Investigating ivory traffickers in Rwanda
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Private
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The East African newspaper
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I can't know what others think about my work
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