Puja Gupta
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As seen in:
Medium,
BrandEquity.com,
Daily Mail,
ET Government,
MSN South Africa,
The Daily Mirror,
The Economic Times,
The Times of India,
Wiley Online Library,
Hindustan Times
and
Covers:
Lifestyle, Entertainment and Human Interest
Principal Correspondent at IANS
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Trainee at IANS
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
It is making news crisp and accessible to all
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A lot of responsibility
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Good research is the basis of any good article
When's the best time to pitch you?
11 am to 5 pm
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Checking my emails over my phone
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That there is no hard work needed to report on lifestyle beat
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