Nishant Patel
As seen in:
AFK Gaming,
LinkedIn,
Dailymotion,
Medium,
Nature,
The Times of India,
Wiley Online Library,
Entrepreneur,
Journal of Clinical Pathology,
MDPI,
ZDNet
and
Covers:
Esports and gaming
Esports | Gaming | Business | Co-founder - @AFKGaming
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing for AFK Gaming
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Quantity is being valued over quality.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't have one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To inform, entertain or educate people while clearly understanding the time and place for each.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Can't think of one
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
G Suite, Google Trends, GA, Canva etc.
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
Icefrog
Why did you become a journalist?
To cover the underserved Asian esports market
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?
The State of Esports Tournaments in India - 2020
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
News is made when big people do trivial things or when less-known people do big things.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning / afternoon
What's the best pitch you ever got?
An exclusive interview with NODWIN Gaming's co-founder and its CEO to announce a $22M investment from KRAFTON
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
PRs from real-money gaming companies pretending to be esports
What's your favorite drink?
An Oreo milkshake
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With my family or my pets
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Techcrunch, TEO, ESI, ET Prime, Finshots
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
People often confuse esports with gaming and/or gambling.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.