Sinda Matiko
Verified- Intellectual Property and Lifestyle Journalist, Nation Media Group
- Intellectual Property and Lifestyle Journalist, Nation Africa
- Intellectual Property and Lifestyle Journalist, Nairobi News
Kenya, Nairobi
As seen in:
Nairobi News,
Nation Africa,
Nation Media Group,
MSN,
Daily Nation,
AllAfrica,
Daily Monitor,
Zawya,
Taifa Leo,
The East African,
The Maravi Post,
Business Daily Africa,
The Citizen (Tanzania)
and
Covers:
Cultural, Arts, Lifestyle and Entertainment
Doesn't Cover:
Politics
𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝙹𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝 |
Allure, Grandure
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
To cover a political gig
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
There is a huge need of clarification and verification of news. Too many fake news
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Jackson Biko
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To inform, educate and advocate for the betterment of a society.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Baba
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Emails and Google Docs
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Beyonce
Why did you become a journalist?
2010
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Content creation
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Lifestyle
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Build sources and be patient.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning hours
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A man smelling like fish
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Upcoming musicians with no catalogue claiming to be international acts
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Gym
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Forbes
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it not a very serious one
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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