Rashi Arora
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Bombay Times,
Al Jazeera English,
MDPI,
Firstpost,
OZY,
Mondaq,
Equal Times,
REDVET. Revista Electronica Veterinaria,
Travel+Leisure India,
Retina Specialist,
Kala itu
and
Covers:
Entertainment, culture, lifestyle, travel, digital trends, celebrity & human-interest stories.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelancer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
What does it mean to be a journalist?
a sense of responsibility to showcase what's actually the truth and believe in your facts
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Why did you become a journalist?
to cover relevant, meaningful stories of the masses. The true stories always lies amongst people who have an experience to convey
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I did not work for a high school newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Cultural and editorial stories are something that really excites me.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work Hard, rest everything will follow!
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Carrom Clubs story that I did for Homegrown.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
To shoot fridges of various people for 101 India
What's your favorite drink?
Aperol Spritz
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Exhibitions, Artist Talks, Reading
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Roads and Kingdoms
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