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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
Lightning fast news disseminated on a click thus the chances of fact check goes for a toss.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tintin
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To be objective and neutral in polarised times
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via Skype
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Muck Rack is one of them for sure
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Ravish Kumar
Why did you become a journalist?
To "afflict the comfortable & comfort the afflicted'
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?
About the first water train from Vellore to Chennai
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Persist - Believe - Achieve
When's the best time to pitch you?
Sunday
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Nil
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Nil
What's your favorite drink?
Corona
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading a book or an article
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Penguin
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's easy
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