Nitin Kumar
Verified
As seen in:
Financial Express,
MSN India,
Rediff.com,
Business Standard,
BEAMSTART,
TopologyPro One,
The BS Upshot
Covers:
I write on political, social, and agricultural issues.
Doesn't Cover:
Technology and education.
Write on #EV #HeavyIndustries #Mining & #Politics Business Standard @bsindia | IIMC Alumnus @iimc_india | Executive Member @IIMCAA
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Editing
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
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?
Maddy Bowen
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Fourth Pillar Of Democracy.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I prefer email pitches.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Fact Check Tool, Twitter, PIB Fact check, Snopes.com, Reverse Image Search and Hoaxy
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Ratan Tata
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to write.
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?
Rural pulse: In Haryana villages, Covid-19 patients wait for doctors
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Educated as you may be, there are things you don’t know. Your job is to find enough out about those things to write about them clearly.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning (10AM-12PM)
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Can't say
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Can't say
What's your favorite drink?
Apple juice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Library
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Times of India, The New Yorker, The Indian Express
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
All are spokespersons of the ruling party.
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