Archit Mehta

(He/They)

United States

As seen in: Medium, Substack, The Hindu, Scroll.in, The Wire (India), The News Minute, rawa.org, Alt News, Drop Site, Declassified UK and

Covers: Investigations, Misinformation, News, Technology, Discourse Analysis, Data Journalism, Social Media Accountability

Doesn't Cover: Promotional content

Mixed-Methods Researcher, Investigative Journalist. Bylines: Jadaliyya, Declassified, Drop Site News, Zan Times, Alt News and The Hindu.

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What was your first job as a journalist?

World Is One News, Zee Media

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Superman

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Twitter

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

WordPress, Canva

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

Speak truth to power and help in framing issues that empower the ones who aren't privileged

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

All my stories at Alt News

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Find a mentor who is doing the work that inspires you and has the time to guide you.

What's your favorite drink?

Whiskey

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

On my phone

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