Aadil Brar on Muck Rack

Aadil Brar

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Analyst | Alum: @UBC @SOAS | prev: @BBC, @Newsweek I Geopolitics, Defense, Tech, OSINT | Newsletter: www.asiacommunique.com/ | Contact: aadilbrar@pm.me
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

The Diplomat

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To describe the world and its events.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

email.

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

various.

Who do you wish followed you?

Malcolm Gladwell

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

The story in DEVEX which is available in my portfolio.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Believe yourself and keep writing.

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

Library and archives.

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

The Globe and Mail, BBC, and Guardian.
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