Adil Hussain
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
BBC,
TIME,
ABC News,
MDPI,
FanSided,
Inverse,
NRC Handelsblad,
Global Voices,
Amar Ujala,
Filmstarts
and
Covers:
Conflict, Human Rights, Military,, Political Crisis, Daily Life
Independent documentary photojournalist based in Kashmir.
Covering conflict, politics and daily life.
📩haadi21 at gmail dot com
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
assisting a senior journalist in the filed for reporting
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
it reaches the world within the blink of an eye
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Malik Sajad, a visual novelist from Kashmir
What does it mean to be a journalist?
it means to be walking on a sharp-edged sword
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
a lot of but #NormalcyinKashmir by Indian Journalists was the funniest ever as lockdown never ended followed by a total clampdown in Kashmir
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
through an email or WhatsApp call
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Ms. Word and Photoshop
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Sir Donald McCullin
Why did you become a journalist?
I had a chance to tell my peoples story through images as well as their quotes, its an unimaginable pain and struggle for identity
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
no, I did not work
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Story of my people
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
follow your instincts but stay safe
When's the best time to pitch you?
9 am to 3 pm (Morning and late afternoon Indian standard time)
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Most recently a feature story I did with BBC Urdu was the story of young people affected due to the internet shutdown amid lockdown
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
shooting products
What's your favorite drink?
Cappuccino
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
finding humanistic stories in my back yard
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
it's all about death and violence
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