Ekalavya Hansaj
As seen in:
Forbes,
Medium,
BuzzFeed,
Yahoo Finance,
Entrepreneur,
TechRadar,
HackerNoon,
ReadWrite,
Thrive Global,
New Milford Spectrum
and
Covers:
People, Politics, Policy, And Activism
Doesn't Cover:
Gambling, Betting Apps, Fantasy Games
I break down how narratives are engineered, perception is controlled, and influence is manufactured | Strategic Media Leader Helping Brands Never Lose Control
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Ironically I became a journalist when I had to start pitching my own startups to be covered.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes various times
How is social media changing news?
Its bringing more accountability to the giants like FB and Twitter.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Aman Sethi of Huffington Post India
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Transparency and coverage of deserving companies, intellects and causes
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Over the email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammarly, Turnitin, Word, Keynotes and PSD
What's your favorite social network?
Reddit and Insta
Who do you wish followed you?
Bill Gates
Why did you become a journalist?
To cover factual news and strategic pieces behind the success of companies and entrepreneurs
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I wrote the editorials
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Stories about AI and ML
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Look for content and news items that have credibility
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime within any timezone works for me. I am mostly insomniac.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A 280 characters pitch about the fight between investors and owners for voting stakes in a Unicorn
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
One liners where people just ask if I am interested in running a story
What's your favorite drink?
IP beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the bar
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Business Insider
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That every new article means the invention of new technologies
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