Mehran Firdous
Verified
As seen in:
Reuters,
Yahoo News New Zealand,
Yahoo Finance,
Yahoo Finance Canada,
Yahoo Finance Singapore,
Nikkei Asia,
Flipboard,
The Japan Times,
National Post,
New Straits Times
and
Covers:
Conflict and society
Kashmiri/Journo : I write and click 📸
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Multimedia journalist
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Timeliness has increased but there are many drawbacks to it
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
No one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Reporting facts with no bais
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
#love jihad
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I use canon Eos R
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Vikar Syed
Why did you become a journalist?
I opted to become a Journalist because I have grown up seeing conflict.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No I don't work for them
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
When a young artist was detained for making a Graffiti' in support of Palestine in Kashmir
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Do rush just be factual with your report
When's the best time to pitch you?
After 10 pm
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Not yet
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Not yet
What's your favorite drink?
Red Bull
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Out in the field reporting stories
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Caravan
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Earning money through conflict
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