Taiwo Adeyemi
(He/Him)
Covers:
Governance/Fact-checkiing/Developmental issues
Broadcast/Developmental Journalist| 2024 Kwame Karikari (DUBAWA) Fact-checking Fellowship| 2023 Dataphyte Gender Mainstreaming Fellowship.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Newscaster.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
It has turned the world to a global village.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Wole Soyinka
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Journalist is the conscience of the society with the beam light of moral. A journalist ensures that credible information gets to citizens.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
None.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through e-mail.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Goggle doc.
What's your favorite social network?
X.
Who do you wish followed you?
Reputable Journalists.
Why did you become a journalist?
Journalism is a calling for me to ensure that all citizens have unhindered access to information irrespective of their societal status.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I worked as an Assistant News Editor.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Fact-checking.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
To always stay focused.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any-time.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A gender mainstreaming programme to amplify gender conversations.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None.
What's your favorite drink?
Water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the lecturing rooms as part of my efforts to give back to my community, this is how I impact new generations of journalists.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Any article by journalists on governance, politics and developmental issues.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I'm working for a politician.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.