Nilanjana Bhowmick
Verified
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Covers:
News & Current Affairs, Politics, Environment, Travel, Social Justice, Gender
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Producer with BBC World Service Radio in London
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope
How is social media changing news?
There's no hiding, no brushing under the carpet. What gets killed or not commissioned can still be posted on social media.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tintin
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A journalist is someone who cares, who empathizes. If you don't care, you can't tell a good story.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wordpress, transcription softwares, recording softwares, a zoom recorder
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
The Dalai Lama
Why did you become a journalist?
That was the only way I could do something about the human condition, address inequalities, push policies to benefit the poor/underprivileged
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?
Al of them. I don't pitch/write if I don't believe in the stories
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read. Research. Listen.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Still waiting
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Pitches that have nothing to do with my beats
What's your favorite drink?
Black coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's complicated
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