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Nish Amarnath’s Biography

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My work as a business journalist and editor has involved exploring the interlinks between businesses, governments, societies and the human psyche to weave stories of varying textures through different strands of experiences.

Critically acclaimed scoops and investigative stories I have produced over the last five years include Freeport LNG's $1.25B bond deal in July 2016, Brazilian oil giant Petrobras' efforts to sell its gas pipeline unit amid a corruption scandal in 2015, an investigation int…

What was your first job as a journalist?

An intern at The Indian Express, a freelancer for India Today.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

Any avid user can break news in a jiffy. Journalism has become a lot more. If you want to stay, you'd better have something unique to offer.

Alerian Awards

2017 - Outstanding midstream energy reporting

Recognized as an Outstanding Reporter by a 50-member committee of energy industry experts and fund managers across North America.

James W. Robins Business Reporting Fellowship -- Columbia University

2011 - Business Journalism

A fellowship conferred by the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University for post-graduate training in business and financial journalism.

Young Journalists' Program of the German Embassy

2012 - Exchange program and residency

A high-caliber program consisting of a 10-day trip to Berlin and Munich, covering politics, economics and journalism.

London School of Economics--Margot Naylor Scholarship for Business Journalism

2007 - Business Journalism

Mumbai Film Festival Award (Word-to-Screen) - Long-listed

2018 - Fiction, representation of investigative journalism in fiction