Mathures Paul
Verified
(He/Him)
Covers:
Technology, Science, Gadget Review, gaming, tech startup, AI, music
Doesn't Cover:
Fashion, decor, pets, parenting
Tech writer at The Telegraph (@ttindia & @t2telegraph). Propped up by coffee. Inspired by innovations. Reachable by email at mathures.paul@abp.in
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It's creating a lot of chatter
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To direct readers towards the future and give readers well-researched, unbiased articles
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Over email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
InDesign, PPI, Slack, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, LumaFusion, GarageBand, QuarkXpress
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Tim Cook
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to write about technology and make it easy for readers at large
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I didn't have a high school newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Every story I work on
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't give up and don't give into puff-piece pitches
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Interview Lotfi A. Zadeh and then Tim Cook
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Write a puff piece for a phone brand
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Any place serving beer
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's all fun and we play with gadgets all day long
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