Kanika Gupta
(She/Her)
As seen in:
BBC,
WIRED Magazine,
Al Jazeera English,
Nikkei Asia,
South China Morning Post,
The Daily Beast,
Yale Environment 360,
MIT Technology Review,
The Christian Science Monitor,
Foreign Policy Magazine
and
Covers:
human rights, conflict, climate, gender
Doesn't Cover:
entertainment
Journalist| Bylines @NikkeiAsia @csmonitor @TRTWorld @AJEnglish @demchronicles| Grants @pulitzercenter @trf @internews @DartCenter| instagram @lifeoutside2by2
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
culture story on Dussera, an Indian festival
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
There is a lot of misinformation and disinformation
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
i dont know any
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It is my passion and means everything to me.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
dont remember
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
MsWord
What's your favorite social network?
instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
No one in particualr
Why did you become a journalist?
To speak truth to power, to ask questions, to bring voices of unheard communities to the forefront.
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?
a sex worker in Afghanistan who spoke to me despite great personal risk about the financial troubles women have to face after Taliban came
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Everyone has a story to tell, just be patient and sensitive.
When's the best time to pitch you?
in the evening
What's the best pitch you ever got?
none
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None
What's your favorite drink?
beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
outside
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New York Times, Caravan
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That there is enough being said or spoken about it. Human rights are becoming a taboo topic everywhere in the world.
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