Yusuf Babatunde on Muck Rack

Yusuf Babatunde

Ibadan, Ilorin
Covers:  Global health Natural remedy Artificial intelligence One health
Growth & Partnerships @YLabsGlobal | Founder @alliance_a_amr | @DianaAward'23 recipient |Co-founder @TIDAcademy |

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Nil

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

No comment

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Cara Denvers

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means the world to me

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Anyhow

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Ms word

What's your favorite social network?

Whatsapp

Who do you wish followed you?

Okereke Melody

Why did you become a journalist?

To reach the hearts of the public

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes. Wrote poems, riddles.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Antimicrobial resistance

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Believe in yourself and be hardworking and dedicated

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime

What's the best pitch you ever got?

At the Hult Prize regionals

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Nil

What's your favorite drink?

Pure heaven wine

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

In the library

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

A lot

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Nil

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