What was your first job as a journalist?
Worked for a local English newspaper.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes ages ago
How is social media changing news?
It is instant. It is from one to many. It offers choice but tells one story from 1000s of sources.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
No one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To tell, explain, contextualise with a detached eye a story/situation
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Once President Bush tugged a shoe attack in Baghdad, Iraq by a journalist.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Twitter.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
iPad and Mobile phone.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter and Facebook.
Who do you wish followed you?
President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron.
Why did you become a journalist?
To highlight what I feel injustices, male practices and suffering of people.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No I joined journalism after graduation.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I wrote several analytical pieces on Af-Pak region.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Focus on story telling in a briefest way possible; develop multi-media skills: ability to use with radio, TV, and internet constraints.
