What was your first job as a journalist?
Content Producer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
It’s the age of “fake news” and gone are the days of waiting for the morning news for breaking stories or reading gossip magazines for the latest celebrity dirt. We now have all the information we need at the touch of an app and most people now get their news information online, specifically from social media.
Social media has become the main source of news online with more than 2.4 billion internet users, nearly 64.5 percent receive breaking news from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat and Instagram instead of traditional media.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A journalist is a person who collects, writes, photographs, processes, edits or comments on news or other topical information to the public. A journalist's work is called journalism.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter and Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
If you say, “I wish I could fly,” it means you probably will not grow wings and learn to fly.
Why did you become a journalist?
I want to share information with people that empowers them to make decisions in their lives. Big ones, like who to vote for, and small ones, such as which park to spend a Sunday afternoon in. I’m not sure if that will be through a newsroom, documentaries or communications for a non-profit, but I never want to stop learning or sharing that new knowledge with others.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, not worked for high school newspaper.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Environment
When's the best time to pitch you?
11AM to 2PM
What's the best pitch you ever got?
12PM
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
10PM
What's your favorite drink?
Red Wine
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Hindustan times, Jansatta, BBC, The Hindu
