Shadrack Agaki
As seen in:
Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel,
LinkedIn,
Medium,
Business Daily Africa,
People Daily Kenya
Covers:
#Food Policy, #Food (in) Security #Agri-Food Development #Africa, #Kenya #FoodPolicyAnalysis
Global Food Systems Youth Leader, Climate Change & Food Systems Policy Communication Consultant || Vocational & Technical Trainer State Department TVET MoE|| .
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
legislative research , editing letters and speeches for a member of parliament.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
News in traditional media is never breaking news, it s for confirmation.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
No comment
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Representing the truth while shaping the society.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
No comment
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through a concept note.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammary, MS-word and Word-press.
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn and X formerly twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
President Barack Obama, Former United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Agnes Kalibata president of AGRA
Why did you become a journalist?
I became a journalist to influence narratives that determine public policy formulation and implementation.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
We did not have a school newspaper. I wish I could have started one
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Stories that spotlights solutions to issues.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Trust the process. It takes time before you develop your own voice, until then support others by reading and contributing to their work.
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning hours as from 9.00am- 10.00 am Nairobi Time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
No comment
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
No comment.
What's your favorite drink?
traditional porridge
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading some books in the library or meeting friends.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Economist, The Harvard Business Review, the New York times , Daily Nation by Nation Africa in Kenya
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
No comment.
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