Chandan Kumar Mandal on Muck Rack

Chandan Kumar Mandal

(He/Him)
London, Nepal
As seen in: Nature, Reuters, Substack, Scroll.in, Kantipur, The Kathmandu Post, London South East, Asia News Network (ANN), Context
Covers:  Environment, climate change, biodiversity conservation, social justice, employment, migration, human rights and rights of migrants in Persian Gulf region.
Comms & content | ex-Journalist I reported for @kathmandupost Fellow @ImpulseNGO | @ACJIndia | Newsletter: bit.ly/3
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Learning attitude and concern for public

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

Can't remember any

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Through email

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Simply computer n my phone

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook

Who do you wish followed you?

Journalists

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?

A story I wrote about custodial death of a political cadre.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Keep writing!

What's your favorite drink?

Milk tea

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

On my phone

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

New York Times

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

It's not so important.
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