Osama Ahmad
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Wiley Online Library,
Journal of Medical Case Reports,
The Express Tribune,
The Diplomat Magazine,
Dove Medical Press,
Jamestown Foundation,
The New Humanitarian,
Pakistan Today,
Tribune Content Agency,
Stimson
and
Covers:
Conflict & post-conflict, regional security, democracy, human rights, gender disparities, political violence, militancy, and climate change.
Journalist/Analyst | Monitoring wars, conflicts, geopolitics, militancy |Bylines in @newhumanitarian @JamestownTweets @Diplomat_APAC @GNET_research
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelancer.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
It is bringing up even those stories to the mainstream which the traditional media couldn't bring up.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
George Orwell.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To be super active and fearless.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
There are many.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I use laptop, MS office, and SPSS along with many other softwares for my job.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Barack Obama. He has a great following on Twitter.
Why did you become a journalist?
To raise my voice for the persecuted.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Sub-Editor.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Of the legacy of Indian partition of 1947 on Pashtuns.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be journalists and not some political party's spokespersons.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Day time.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
On militancy in the region.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None.
What's your favorite drink?
Milk.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the forest
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Economist.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I can write very well on the topics of my interest.
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