What was your first job as a journalist?
I worked as a guest/audience coordinator with NDTV
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, I have always been writing on my computer.
How is social media changing news?
Social media has made news more accessible but it has also made it to difficult to track authenticity.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Things that are not working out should work out.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
All the boycott trends are funny
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through phone
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Notepad, wordpad
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn and Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Anurag Kashyap
Why did you become a journalist?
To write objectively
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I did not
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A video that I worked on while covering the Ukraine-Russia crisis
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never stop being a story-teller.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mid-day
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Still waiting
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
All the PR pitches are something I don't want
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In search of a story
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Hindu
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is not interesting
