Pradip Saha
- Head of Research, Thurro
New Delhi
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Making dummy pages at Deccan Chronicle
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It is changing how journalism is consumed
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None
What does it mean to be a journalist?
What does it mean to breathe?
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
no idea
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Surprise me
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wordpress, Google, video conferencing servies
What's your favorite social network?
None
Who do you wish followed you?
Why would I wish anything followed me?
Why did you become a journalist?
By chance
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?
Isn't there yet
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Think five times before you take the plunge
When's the best time to pitch you?
surprise me
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Surprise me
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
There's no such thing as the worst pitch
What's your favorite drink?
Old Fashioned. Or plain whisky with a dash of water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the kitchen
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Atlantic and The New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It is easy
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