Junaid Dar on Muck Rack

Junaid Dar

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(He/Him)
Delhi, Jammu and Kashmīr, New Delhi, Southern Asia
Covers:  Kashmir, Human-rights, Politics.
Doesn't Cover: Technology
Multimedia Journalist, Bylines: @news9tweets @huffpost @stories_asia @IndiaAheadNews @trtworld @VOANews @thedailyvox @Article14live & more. DM for tips & Collab

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

Very badly

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

No one

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To be in bad books of government.

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

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

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

Required ones

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook

Who do you wish followed you?

All people.

Why did you become a journalist?

To become the voice of voiceless.

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

No

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

Human rights

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Work with honesty.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Evening

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Wailing mothers

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Not yet

What's your favorite drink?

Chai

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

Mobile

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

International

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Anti-national

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