MOHAMMED HASHIM
(He/Him)
MBA (IT&IB;)|B.TECH|EX-journalist|Student|Travelscampany|Businessman|cse|Hacking|
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
no
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
Journalism is experiencing considerable changes linked to social, cultural, economical, and technological transformations. Social media brings new characteristics like interactive dialogue and social interactions. Journalists can now have real conversations with their audience.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
crime
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. It is also the product of these activities.
Journalism can be distinguished from other activities and products by certain identifiable characteristics and practices. These elements not only separate journalism from other forms of communication, they are what make it indispensable to democratic societies. History reveals that the more democratic a society, the more news and information it tends to have
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
justices, crime, nation
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
yes
What's your favorite social network?
everyone
Who do you wish followed you?
self
Why did you become a journalist?
Interact with All Kinds of People
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
yes
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
crime, accident, nation,story
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
brothers
When's the best time to pitch you?
I am freelance so any time. Via email.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
it was all in caps
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
It was in ALL CAPS.
What's your favorite drink?
Gin and tonic. #howBritish
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
The most common software currently being used for office work is word processing software like Microsoft Word, spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel, and presentation software like Microsoft PowerPoint.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
everyone
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I love to write. I love to ask questions and find out a ton of stuff about one specific thing, before moving onto something new immediately.
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