Gautham Nagesh
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As seen in:
Medium,
The New York Times,
Estadão,
The Wall Street Journal,
The Washington Post,
NPR,
The Atlantic,
MarketWatch,
The Hill,
The Indian Express
and
Covers:
boxing, diversity, cybersecurity, media, race, tech policy, privacy, sports, michigan, tech, detroit, telecom, sopa, mma, fcc
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Local reporter for the Cornell Daily Sun
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, learned to type on an electronic typewriter
How is social media changing news?
Making it more like a public dialogue: faster, more open, less accurate.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
You bear witness and attempt to convey the reality to those that weren't present.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via email or Twitter, the shorter the better.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
WordPress, Twitter, Tumblr, Microsoft Outlook, CQ's full suite of legislative tracking tools
What's your favorite social network?
Tumblr
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to write and learn something new everyday. Plus, it's the only job I could see myself keeping for any length of time.
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