Ruona J. Meyer

Ruona J. Meyer (1982) is a Nigerian investigative journalist. She was named Investigative Journalist of 2013 in Nigeria. Her work has been featured on the BBC, 234Next, Financial Times, Reuters, Daily Trust, This Day, and others. She is the first Nigerian journalist to be nominated for an International Emmy Award.

Quotes

• Big or small; data is the evidence that defends the truth in your story.
  • Rouna on importance of data in 2022

• Journalism is a photocopying machine – what you put into it is what it will return to you. Feed it with mediocrity, and it will return the favour. Put in the work and feed it with excellence, and it will give you the same.
  • Rouna on Journalism in 2021

• When you have something else that brings income, it frees you from censorship by your employer, and manipulations from sources, especially in the African context.
  • Rouna on income in 2021

• Solutions journalism is journalism that empirically compares standards across/within countries to enable best practices, rather than curates failures for sensationalism.
  • Rouna on solution journalism in 2021

• You need to be ready at any time to leave a job that takes your soul or decline a source’s Greek gift.
  • Rouna on jobs in 2021

• Editorial independence is what will distinguish you in the long run and give you the higher-paying jobs.
  • Rouna on Editorial Independence in 2021

• Keep learning: It can be scary but try your best to learn new techniques. You never know when it is that skill that will distinguish you.
  • Rouna on learning in 2021

• Never cut corners and realise that excuses will cripple your rise.
  • Rouna admonish journalist in 2021

• Your visibility is up to you. Do not count on others to be honourable, you may be spectacularly disappointed. Insist on your rights.
  • As quoted in Otufodunrin, Lekan (21 January 2021). "What journalists must do to enhance their careers – Ruona Meyer". Media Career Services.