Indradeep Bhattacharyya on Muck Rack

Indradeep Bhattacharyya

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Kolkata
As seen in: Alt News, The Times of India, Frontline India, Outlook (India), The Quint, Scroll.in, The Wire (India), The Telegraph (India), The News Minute, Ex Bulletin, Millennium Post and
Covers:  Politics, Misinformation, Culture, Books, Social issues, Government, Education
Senior Editor @AltNews | Formerly @thewire_in | Ex-editor @timesofindia. Interested in politics, literature, Indian music. Author: Monograph on R K Narayan
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

no

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Speaking truth to power

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

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

Wrote, designed, edited

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

https://thewire.in/women/domestic-labour-lockdown

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Don't sensationalize.

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

The Telegraph, Washington Post
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