Aashish Aryan
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As seen in:
Business Standard,
ET Government,
ETCFO,
ETTech.com,
ETTelecom,
MSN India,
The Economic Times,
India Times,
Navbharat Times,
Yahoo Finance India,
The Indian Express
and
Covers:
Information Technology
Journalist @bsindia. Write about tech policy, big tech, AI. Views mine. Tips & brickbats📧: aashish.aryan@bsmail.in| Novice birder & wildlife photographer.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Copy Editor tasked with handling newswires and updating the website of Economic Times
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Social media has brought the reader closer to the news by making them a participant in the news as soon as it is out.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
MacKenzie McHale
What does it mean to be a journalist?
The thrill of breaking news and writing something in a language simple enough for even the layman to read defines me as a journalist.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
on email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Apache Open Office, Microsoft Word
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
No one.
Why did you become a journalist?
To be able to write, and present my ideas in simple manner
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
My high school did not have a newspaper.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be honest in your writing. And do not invent quotes.
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the afternoon between 12 and 4 PM
What's your favorite drink?
Whisky on the rocks
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At my study table, poring over some documents, or a book
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times, Financial Times, The Economist
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
People think that it has got something to do with income tax and not information technology
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