Lakshmi Narayanan
India
As seen in:
Medium,
Nature,
The Times of India,
Wiley,
PLOS,
MDPI,
The Indian Express,
Sportstar,
The Hindu,
Gulf News
and
Covers:
M&A, Energy, Activism, Private Equity
Content Researcher @ The Deal covering rumors across topics including Energy, M&A, Activism. Lover of Honesty.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Content Researcher
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It is a quite challenging one to answer but finding the reality from various social media's is the required skill of the hour.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Robin Scherbatsky
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Listening to everything that is said and writing things which are required to be communicated.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Would like to take new challenges.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Madhu Trehan
Why did you become a journalist?
Out of curiosity
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No i havent worked in high school newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
M&A
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Honesty is the best policy.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning 6 to 9
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Working towards that one everyday
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
My first rumor about Saudi Aramco
What's your favorite drink?
Lemon Juice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the company of a good human
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Reuters
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Need to be more perfect.
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