Ankita Anand on Muck Rack

Ankita Anand

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(She/Her)
Delhi
As seen in: Unbias the News, Der Spiegel, Quartz, VICE, Firstpost, Outlook (India), The Hindu, De Volkskrant, Scroll.in, The Wire (India), Thomson Reuters Foundation and
Covers:  Gender, labour, indigenous communities, land rights, mining, environment, climate change, race, corruption
Doesn't Cover: Daily news
Editor @unbiasthenews. Aider & abettor @thegenderbeat. Journalist. Cross-border collabs: 🇵🇰 🇿🇼 🇿🇲 🇳🇱 🇺🇲 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇬🇧. Writer-poet.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporting on the experience of Africans living in Delhi.

How is social media changing news?

It gives journalists an opportunity to share methodology and build credibility, even if they are working independently.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To always stay curious and open minded.

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

#AllLivesMatter

Why did you become a journalist?

I wanted to understand.

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

I used to cover school events.

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

Uranium mining in Meghalaya.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime on email.

What's your favorite drink?

Tea.

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

In my balcony reading a book.

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

Longreads

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That all beats are not interconnected.
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