Sudhanshu Singh
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(He/Him)
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Staff writer.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
I would say it depends on the region, quantity and the quality of readers. In India's case, there's an urgent need of proper regularisation.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being responsible for anything that goes out of your pen. Your report/investigation/story should either answer a question or raise one.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
#Sponsored. WHAT?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
E-mail or a coffee.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A MacBook Air, Feedly, Grammarly and Google Keep.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram.
Who do you wish followed you?
Narendra Modi at this point in time.
Why did you become a journalist?
As a journalist or not, I like questioning. Sometimes to educate me and sometimes to educate others. Obsessed with looking for facts.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
We are journalists first and then we are influencers. The difference should be visible in your writing.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Between 10 AM to 6 PM IST.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Haven't got a pitch good enough.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Too many to remember.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Sofa, watching TV.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
There are too many.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Anyone can do it.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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