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,
NewsClick,
Drop Site
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.
Interview
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
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.