Ashish Tripathi
Verified
As seen in:
Illumination,
Medium,
The Economic Times,
The Times of India,
Royal Society of Chemistry,
Financial Express,
Deccan Herald,
The Pioneer (India),
INDIANtelevision,
International Journal of Electronic Business
and
Covers:
Education, politics, local government bodies
Doesn't Cover:
Doesn't make news that harms the society
Media Consultant | Ex-Senior Journalist (Hindustan, Amar Ujala) | Swachh Bharat IEC Lead | 17+ yrs in Journalism, Strategy & Storytelling | #PublicNarratives
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporting of A press conference organised by Sikh community
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Increased news flow
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Neeraj Tiwari
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Journalist is a professional trained and equipped to collect information and present in news format
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
#संक्रमण_को_दावत_मोहल्ला_पाठशाला
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Yes
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Etv Bharat specially designed Editing software
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter and Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Prime minister
Why did you become a journalist?
It's one of the noble profession, where you have the space to question your authorities and contribute towards welfare of society
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?
Education
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Regularly read newspaper
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
No
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
No
What's your favorite drink?
Thumbs up
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Mobile phone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Hindu
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's only limited to school and colleges
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