Aashish Kiphayet on Muck Rack

Aashish Kiphayet

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  • Broadcast Journalist and Commentator, Freelance
Washington, D.C.
Covers:  Politics, Corruption, Religion, Extrajudicial killing, Bangladesh, South Asia.
Aashish Kiphayet is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer and Audio-Visual Storyteller based in Washington D.C., and New York.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporting and Editing

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

By reaching people

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Khalid Mohiuddin

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To Reform society

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

Somoy TV online

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Online story

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

ENPS

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook

Who do you wish followed you?

Journalist

Why did you become a journalist?

To reform society

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

N/A

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

Rulers are using pandemic to amass more power; Bangladesh is an example

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Keep Honesty

When's the best time to pitch you?

Bangladesh Day time

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Rulers are using pandemic to amass more power; Bangladesh is an example

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

N/A

What's your favorite drink?

Water

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

Mobile

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

thediplomat.com

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Politics

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