Indra Raj Pathak on Muck Rack

Indra Raj Pathak

(He/Him)
  • Productivity and Life Coach, and Contributor, Freelance
Punjab
Covers:  Variety of topics in articles, poems, and stories.
Thinker, Educationist, Author & Poet, a Global friend and a Well-wisher.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Wrote an article for the school magazine

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Never

How is social media changing news?

Creating confusion among people.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Richard Abbott

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Like a judge checking the both sides of a balance

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

Political mud slinging

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Touching emotions

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Libre Office, and any tool that suits my need

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook

Who do you wish followed you?

Anthony Lewis

Why did you become a journalist?

Stories can transform the mindsets.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes, I worked in proof reading team.

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

Writing on personal growth, political satire, and social awakening.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Not to be biased.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Just after morning exercise

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Political satires

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

To tell truth to the deaf

What's your favorite drink?

water

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

Kindle book reading

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

Medium

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

None

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