Ani Mardatila on Muck Rack

Ani Mardatila

Verified
(She/Her)
Jakarta
Covers:  health, women, politic, crime, economic, education, art
Doesn't Cover: Entertainment, such as celebrity news
no free lunch in the world

Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

not yet

How is social media changing news?

Social media captures what happens faster and spreads it even faster. News media must now chase the truth behind it—faster than ever. The challenge for news organizations is to maintain readers’ trust and deliver the most accurate reporting possible—more accurate than ever before.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Ruhana Kuddus, Dea Anugerah, Martha Gellhorn, Najwa Shihab

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To be a journalist is to listen and to tell, to question and to seek what lies beneath the surface

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

microsoft word, recorder, google.com, WhatsApp, archive.org, flourish, datawrapper, googlesheets, googledoc, chatgpt, socialblade, googlearth

What's your favorite social network?

real life

Why did you become a journalist?

because I need and want the truths

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

yessss, I'm writing school news

When's the best time to pitch you?

everytime

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