Lisann Dias
(She/Her)
India
As seen in:
Al Jazeera English,
Substack,
Flipboard,
Frontline India,
The Hindu,
PressReader,
Eco-Business,
Dialogue Earth,
The Federal,
Citizen Matters
and
Covers:
Travel, food, climate, culture, sustainability, science
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Engagement Associate at Citizen Matters
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Cannot keep up with it enough
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
NA
What does it mean to be a journalist?
My mind constantly working, trying to piece stories or looking for new ideas. But it is satisfying in it's own way.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Can't think
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammarly
What's your favorite social network?
instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Tourism boards
Why did you become a journalist?
I'm an accidental journalist. I wanted to be a researcher but an unexpected job drew me to journalism
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?
My story on how heat affected mango quality in Sindhudurg
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read, reflect, explore, build systems that work for you
When's the best time to pitch you?
Late mornings, afternoons
What's the best pitch you ever got?
NA
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Can't think
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Taking a walk
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Biographic, BBC Travel, Eastside
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I work across a number of beats
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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