Gairika Mitra
Mumbai
As seen in:
LinkedIn,
Medium,
MSN,
The Indian Express,
Yahoo,
Interesting Engineering,
NewsBreak,
PRovoke Media,
The Moodie Davitt Report,
Express Computer
and
Covers:
Startups, Technology, IT, Healthcare
Writer, thinker, dreamer.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Sub Editor
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
rapidly
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Valeria Valez
What does it mean to be a journalist?
to get the opportunity to report on facts
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs, Wordpress, Photoshop
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn, Twitter,
Who do you wish followed you?
Sundar Pichai
Why did you become a journalist?
Followed my passion
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
creating content, writing stories
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
About the US Presidential elections, climate change, Indian Economy
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
read, read and read
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings
What's the best pitch you ever got?
to cover Nandan Nilekani
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
for an air purifier
What's your favorite drink?
Mojito
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
reading on the couch
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Washington post, The NewYork Times, The Ken
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
that all stories can be covered
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