Hi, I’m
Tolu Olasoji
Journalist
Cypress, Texas,TX
Summary
A journalist with almost a decade-long experience researching, reporting, writing, and editing topics on sports, solutions, technology, culture, policy, and social issues; particularly focusing on their intersections with people. Aside from being a multipotentialite, a voracious drive to learn helps maintain his wide range of interests. He's ever interested in helping to pull off audacious journalism, communications, and content creation projects.
Work History
Reasons To Be Cheerful
Contributing Editor
05.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Research, investigate and report on stories about solutions to societal problems across Africa and from other parts of the world.
- Occasionally contributes to the platform's weekly newsletter.
- My story on a group in Kenya turning anti-gay faith leaders in Kenya into allies was named one of the best solutions reporting of 2021 by Solutions Journalism Network
Quartz Africa
Contributor
05.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Write stories about policy, technology, sport and innovation and their impact on people, businesses, and economies in Africa.
- Co-curated the Quartz Africa Weekly Brief newsletter in 2021.
Various Outlets
Freelance
05.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Report and contribute to sport, culture, technology, social and human rights issues, and their intersections - largely through a solutions lens - for international outlets such as Al Jazeera, VICE, New Frame, FourFourTwo UK, The Continent and more.
Goal, com
Multimedia Journalist/Deputy Editor/Quality Control Manager
02.2014 - 05.2019
Job overview
- As deputy editor, co-led newsroom affairs and maintained the editorial standard of the football news website's Nigerian vertical.
- Using data from Opta, grew its flagship “Africa All-Stars” section to a daily average of 100,000 visits.
- As multimedia journalist, reported on-ground at local, national, and international football events in Nigeria and Ghana.
- As acting chief editor during the 2018 World Cup, led Goal's Nigeria effort, in sync with its Croatian, Icelandic, Argentine, Russian, and other international desks.
Education
West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV
M.Sc. from Journalism, Digital Publishing
08.2021 - Current
Lagos State UniversityLagos
B.Sc. from Banking & Finance
01.2010 - 12.2014
Skills
AP News reportingContent Management SystemsFact-checking and ResearchSolutions JournalismInvestigative Journalism
Data Research Analyst
Search Engine OptimisationSocial Media ManagementVideo Game WritingStorytelling
Affiliations
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
International Sports Press Association (AIPS)
Solutions Journalism Network (SJN)
ACES: The Society For Editing
Certification
CITI Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research
Accomplishments
- Favorite Solutions Journalism of 2021 - Solutions Journalism Network
- Best Color Piece 2019 (Top 10) - International Sports Press Association (AIPS)