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JN Joniad

Jakarta, Ottawa
As seen in: Open Canada
Covers:  JN Joniad is a Rohingya journalist and an editor of the Archipelago.org writers collective. As a university student in Myanmar, Joniad was forced to flee into exile. Now living as a refugee in Indones
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

freelence

Have you ever used a typewriter?

no

How is social media changing news?

very fast

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Besides other reasons people describe for themselves, I feel proud and happy doing journalism at this point because I am doing something good!

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

nope

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

To raise the awareness of refugee suffering.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Do journalism on good cause and to bring changes and be a voice for voices. your writing can have the power to changes the world.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

not yet

What's your favorite drink?

beer and coffee

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

thinking of a story somewhere

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

all
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