Haneeza Afra on Muck Rack

Haneeza Afra

(She/Her)
Bekasi, Indonesia
Covers:  I usually cover almost all topics that have news value, but I tend to cover topics that I can process into feature articles.
Doesn't Cover: I have the ability to write news about automotive and gadgets in technology, but I tend not to take those two topics because I prefer to write something that more emotional.

Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

nope

How is social media changing news?

Since the era of convergence change how media works, the intermediary becomes mediator. Social media is mediator.

Who do you wish followed you?

Senior journalist and chief editor

Why did you become a journalist?

I haven't but I want to become a journalist so I can show my writings to other people

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Human interest, feature

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Keep writing, that's the only way to improve your writing skill

When's the best time to pitch you?

evening

What's your favorite drink?

Tea with no sugar

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

smartphone

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

A Boy Who Was 'Like a Flower' by Anthony Shadid

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