Arbaz Shah
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Facebook,
The Diplomat Magazine,
The Express Tribune,
Samaa TV,
Global Voices,
The Friday Times,
Editorial Freelancers Association,
Naya Daur,
Daily Balochistan Express,
Balochistan Voices
Covers:
Women Empowerment,Climate Change,Cybersecurity,Education & Healthcare,Crime & Corruption
Doesn't Cover:
Sports
Investigative journalist covering issues in 🇵🇰 and across the 🇦🇫 border.
Fellow:@OCCRP @Pakistan_Press
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter at Balochistan 24
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes,for more then half year.
How is social media changing news?
Digital platforms have quicker sense of pushing the flow of information to best seekers but yet quite uncertain to ensure that each nuance of information is given ethical and accurate which needs much endeavor to be made to ensure transparency in the information flow...
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Javeed Chaudry
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means,you're one of the most responsible character in society and you're always instinct to represent the underlying population size...
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Shaikh Rasheed
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Great ideas amid two to three paras
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google scholar,Microsoft Office,Data base,e-data forum
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Mehmood Khan Achakzai,Nana Patekar,Mehdi Ahsan and Nawaz Sharif
Why did you become a journalist?
To be a mouthpiece and vocal actor to represent all who have yet stayed silent and voiceless.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I didn't.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
"No Home for The Afghan Refugees"
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep sticking to international format of journalism and do always try to have newsy nose to find great news and mold it in best interest of common citizens.
When's the best time to pitch you?
afternoon
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Why would the Afghans suffer
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A man in red dress
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Library
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Aljazeera
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I am biased with my sources
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