Abdulaziz Khattak
Verified
Covers:
Oil and gas, petrochemicals, clean energy, new energy, energy transition, carbon emissions, net-zero, technology, fintech,
Doesn't Cover:
Crime, politics
Bahraini journo/editor of @OGN_Online. NO to prejudice esp racism. Retweets/Likes are Twitter buttons. Save the Environment. Let's talk climate. @risj_oxford
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Sub-editor
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
It's getting harder to skim through so much news, and separate real news from fake news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
No need for fictional characters when we have real heroes. Otherwise, it would have been Peter Parker in Spider-Man.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I consider a journalist to be a reformer, a truth seeker; someone not content with the common narrative.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
The topic should be related to my primary beat; it has to be with the top guy in the company or a senior analyst.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Ms Office, InDesign, customised CMS
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter and LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
The youth.
Why did you become a journalist?
A friend showed me to the office of a media outlet when I needed a job after graduation.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I didn't.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Opinion articles about issues that touch our lives.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Start writing from day 1, and do a lot of research.
When's the best time to pitch you?
During office hours.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The CEO of a major oil production company.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Promotional PR fluff.
What's your favorite drink?
Tea (extra milk and sugar).
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With my family or browsing the internet
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Guardian, New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
People think since the beat is about a lucrative industry, my pay must be awesome too.
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