Simon Mugo
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News UK,
Yahoo Singapore,
Yahoo Finance,
Yahoo Finance Australia,
Yahoo Finance Canada,
Yahoo Finance Deutschland,
Yahoo Finance France,
Yahoo Finance Singapore,
Yahoo Finance UK
and
Covers:
The stock markets, Forex news, Options, Financial releases, Fintech news, and Crypto news, among others.
Doesn't Cover:
LGBTQ+ content, non-financial news topics.
A financial writer who covers the UK and US stock markets, Foex and Crypto news at Asktraders.com.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
My first job as a journalist was as a news writer for EarnForex.com.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, I haven't, but I'm interested in using one.
How is social media changing news?
It's changing news since many rely more on first-person accounts of news stories shared on social media instead of media outlets.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
James Patterson
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means everything to me to be a journalist, as it is my life's passion, and it's all I ever wanted to be.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Just send the topic and a brief introduction of the same. Sometimes, an outline of the article is more helpful.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammarly, Google Search, ChatGPT, and WordPress.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Matt Schifrin, Forbes executive editor of Money
Why did you become a journalist?
To impact people's lives by covering critical stories that could affect their finances and investment decisions.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I submitted a few articles published in my high school newspaper.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I am most proud of covering the UK stock markets on a daily basis and covering the most trending stock market stories.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Journalism is not an easy career, but it can be gratifying when you cover important stories. You have to put in the hours, though.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time, I'll usually get back to you within 24 hours.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
It was an exciting pitch about the investment case for a trending stock.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
It was a pitch for a story about an unidentified flying object (UFO).
What's your favorite drink?
Water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
I'm on my phone, still tracking what's happening in the financial markets. I am just obsessed with the markets.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Forbes and Bloomberg.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Many think that covering the financial markets is easy given the wide global coverage by news outlets, but it's not.
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