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Damakant Jayshi

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Nepal, United States
As seen in: The Preamble, Snopes.com, The Hindu, American Red Cross, NewsBreak, Nepali Times, Madison365, Wausau Pilot and Review
Covers:  Politics, courts, international affairs
Doesn't Cover: Sports
Senior Writer, The Preamble | Nieman Fellow 2007 For democracy and freedom of speech & expression - always. Ex: @the_hindu @RepublicaNepal @kathmandupost

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Damakant Jayshi’s Biography

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'All The President's Men' by The Washington Post’s reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward is the seed of inspiration behind my journalism. It took me 14 years after I read the book before I joined The Kathmandu Post, as a copy editor, in 1999. A year later, I got my first byline. The expose on Lauda Air lease scam followed soon.

I have extensive experience in reporting and writing in South Asia. At present, I am a reporter with Wausau Pilot & Review, a digital news outlet in Wausau, WI throu…

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Life on the World's Most Remote Inhabited Island

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By Damakant Jayshi Verified
| The Preamble
Seven family names cover nearly everyone. One school. One grocery store, where you place orders months ahead and hope the supplies arrive on schedule. One hospital. No airport. And if you want to leave, you’ll have to catch one of the roughly nine ships that visit each year. Tristan da Cunha (Image courtesy of NASA) Welcome to Tristan da Cunha, a tiny island in the South Atlantic, roughly midway between South Africa and South America. It’s often described as the world’s most remote inhabited island.
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Summer Friday: Why Do We Eat Birthday Cake?

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A round cake. A ring of little flames on top. A crowd gathered to watch it carried in. You’re probably picturing a birthday party. But this scene is actually unfolding in a temple in ancient Athens, the cake is an offering, and the guest of honor is the moon. Every spring, at a festival called the Mounichia, Athenians brought round cakes to Artemis, goddess of the moon, with little torches stuck around the rim so the whole thing glowed.
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How Popcorn Snuck Into the Movies

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| The Preamble
Have you ever been to a movie theater and not eaten popcorn? For many, the idea is unimaginable — movies and popcorn go hand in buttery hand. But there was a time when popcorn was banned inside movie theaters. That’s right. The default snack was once treated like contraband — too messy, too noisy, too low-class for a respectable theater. Popcorn’s journey from banned outsider to ubiquitous snack was a combination of the anxiety of theater owners, the Great Depression, and a scrappy Kansas City widow.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

As copy editor: editing city news and writing headlines, and as a reporter, covering civil aviation and Bhutanese refugees.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

When I tried to learn typing soon after Grade 10!

How is social media changing news?

Great tips but also a lot of noise.