What was your first job as a journalist?
Proofreader
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Social Media has finished the era in which faculties would say news needs 5Ws 1-H. Now such sort of news, we can read on social media.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Josie Geller
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I think journalists have no money, no time for family and friends. They always seem busy which is a misconception
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Education, Minorities, Neighbourhoods, Travel, Environment
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Exel, Infogrames, Photoshop, Inpage, Refine Data, and many others
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Journalists and editors
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I wanted to dig out true stories
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Your truth is different from my truth. Thus, try to report with own truth with honesty and strong observation
When's the best time to pitch you?
Always welcome/ 24-hours
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The best pitch I received was about a school located inside the premises of the graveyard where graves of a student's parents also situated.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
It was about a story on traditional singers whose professional is on the verge of extinction. But there was not a single about the issue.
What's your favorite drink?
Tea/Chae
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
I would like to sleep more
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Newyork Times and Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Most of the people and even editors say that only junior journalist cover education and social issues
