Stephen Mburu
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
The Standard (Kenya)
Covers:
Education, Youths
Doesn't Cover:
None.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Correspondent.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
Through instant dissemination of information.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ted Malanda
What does it mean to be a journalist?
An intermediary of passing information to those who are not around the event.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Straight forward with contacts in it.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Ms Word, Vmix
What's your favorite social network?
Whatsapp
Who do you wish followed you?
Barack Obama
Why did you become a journalist?
2015
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?
University-based students who are trying to impact the world through their means.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write and believe in yourself.
When's the best time to pitch you?
all day.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Had contacts and was direct.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Talking about fee increment.
What's your favorite drink?
Tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Listening to stories from random people.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Nairobian
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we know everything in universities and colleges
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