Yusuf Bada on Muck Rack

Yusuf Bada

  • News and Current Affairs Editor, Legit.ng
Lagos
As seen in: Legit.ng
Covers:  Legit.ng Editor, Editor, Creative Writing, Content Creator, Human Angle Stories, News Writing, Interviews
Doesn't Cover: Nil
Bada is a news and current affairs editor at Legit.ng. Ex-editor at Opera News, WAP News. He is a prolific writer, public commentator, Poet & Publisher.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Contract with Legit.ng

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

It is providing more evidence, questions and information

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Sam Omatseye

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means to be humanly informed

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

APC N100 Million Form

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Human Angle

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

Grammarly

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook

Who do you wish followed you?

Sam Omatseye

Why did you become a journalist?

Passion and Cretivity

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?

Interviews

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

To remain focus and human angle

When's the best time to pitch you?

Always Available

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Writing For legit.ng

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Nil

What's your favorite drink?

Red Wine

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

With Phones

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

New York Times

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Nil

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