Basharat Amin
(He/Him)
As seen in:
WPFW - What's At Stake,
Substack,
Firstpost,
The Quint,
Global Voices,
NewsGram,
The Federal,
Kashmir Times,
Article 14,
Video Volunteers
and
Covers:
Human Rights, Gender, Environment, Conflict, politics, Culture,Downtrodden and Marginalised communities
Doesn't Cover:
Entertainment
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I am doing involved journalism, whenever I am doing stories I involved my self with the community who are living the story or in trouble.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Social media has resolutions the industry there has been tremendous changes in media over the years.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Arundhati Roy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Journalism is all about facts,A true journalism will protect you from being exploited and oppressed. As rightly said by Maria Ressa in a battle for facts, in a battle for truth, Journalism is activism.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Nothing
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Mail as well as Phone
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop, camera, Mobile phone, Mic, Tripod
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook, Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
I am working for marginalised and downtrodden communities, so I wish whoever by any means come to their rescue and would be able to do something for those , should follow me.
Why did you become a journalist?
I can considering myself as a responsible citizen I believe if everyone think the way I am everyone would be a journalist.
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?
Human rights related stories
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work on facts
When's the best time to pitch you?
Afternoon
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Recently a heartbreaking story of Rohingya refugees who have been detained and the plight of their children who have been left al
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Enforced disappearance of a person which was full of challenges.
What's your favorite drink?
Simple water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On phone or books
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Penguin
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Don't know
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