Azhar Ansar
Verified
(He/Him)
Covers:
Politics, Human Rights, Civil Agitations, Parliament, Education
Doesn't Cover:
Sport
Father, Husband, Journalist, Citizen |
RT India | prev: Newschecker, The Quint, Outlook India
contact: azharansara@gmail.com
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Campus Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Ya, In my secondary school.
How is social media changing news?
It breaks the monopoly of newspapers and channels. It provides a targeted audience to it's users to share the happenings around.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Rita Skeeter
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A Prophet of facts.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
by mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Acobe InDesign, Filmora.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Barack Obama
Why did you become a journalist?
Don't have an specific answer.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I was a reporter who supposed to write the news briefs on what were happening in the school.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Finding the truth behind Uttar Pradesh Police violent action on Anti-CAA Protesters.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read a lot & read a lot.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Evening (Between 5 to 9PM)
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To investigate the reality of violent actions taken by Uttar Pradesh Police to suppress Anti-CAA Protests in the state.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
An Interview with an old age urdu poet.
What's your favorite drink?
Nimbu-Pani
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With Mobile Phone.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
AZADI: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction. by Arundhati Roy
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Anyone can find data easily.
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