Gisela Swaragita on Muck Rack

Gisela Swaragita

Jakarta
As seen in: Yahoo Entertainment, Flipboard, New Musical Express (NME), The Jakarta Post, Louder, AsiaOne, tirtoid, Whiteboard Journal, New Naratif
Covers:  Music, Film, Art, Culture, Leisure, Tourism, Education, Health, Feminism, Environment, Human Interest
Doesn't Cover: Politics
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Interviewing sex workers in West Jakarta and write about HIV prevention.

How is social media changing news?

Many journalists see people's conversation through social media, and many times the way people converse has its own news value.

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

Somewhere with friends or alone in bed with a book.

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Most people think Lifestyle desk is less important than the news desk.
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