Yusuf Omar wins IJNET Journalist of the Month and Snapchat Ghosties award

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Rhodes JMS alumnus, Yusuf Omar, is this month’s IJNET (International Journalism Network)Journalist of the Month and recently won for the first time ever a Snapchat award, the Ghosties. Known for his #SELFIEJOURNALISM innovations in the South African media, he has made a significant mark in the industry. 

Born in the United Kingdom, raised in Australia and spending semesters in California before moving to South Africa and now India, Omar has made his mark as internationally proclaimed top mobile journalist.

Omar did a PG Dip in JMS at Rhodes in 2010 and was awarded the South African Reserve Bank Scholarship during the year. He did his undergrad in a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Marketing in Management from 2007 to 2009 at Griffith University. Thereafter he did a Business Exchange at California State University before coming to Rhodes. 

For the full interview with Yusuf CLICK HERE.