Sharon Ogunleye
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
TRT World,
LinkedIn,
LinkedIn News,
Business Insider,
Daily Mail,
Reuters,
The Christian Science Monitor,
Yahoo,
The Wire (India),
TimesLIVE,
Thomson Reuters Foundation
and
Covers:
International News, Politics, Business and Economy, Law and Justice, Security and Defence, Science and Technology, Environment, Arts and Culture, Health, Education, Entertainment, Sports,
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
NO
How is social media changing news?
Social media is turning out to be the main destination for news for internet users. News spaces are no longer controlled by media houses.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Impacting the world by objectively bringing attention to relevant issues affecting the society
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
None
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Properly researched story that is focused along with a portfolio
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Camera, laptop and the Internet
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Barack Obama
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to tell stories of happenings in Africa to the world
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The abducted Chibok girls
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Stay focused on your dream, have a strong passion and never give up
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Well researched story
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Poorly researched story
What's your favorite drink?
Water melon juice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Spending time with my kids
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Guardian
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Some people, especially traders feel you are doing the story to make money so they want to be paid first before they are interviewed
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.