Ratan Bhardwaj
Verified
As seen in:
NDTV
Covers:
POLITICS, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS
Doesn't Cover:
ENTERNTAINMENT
Chief Editor, Breaking News, NDTV.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
crime reporter
How is social media changing news?
Journalists used to be gate keepers of correct information and news, now the control has shifted and it is now in the hands of the people.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
none
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means you are not doing just another job, but doing something which helps the society and creates an impact
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email or phone
What's your favorite social network?
Linkedin
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to be part of social and political change and awakening that we all seek
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes,I wrote a piece
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
work hard, what you did yesterday does not matter
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
IT FIRM GIVING A PITCH ON SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE NEWSROOM
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
REGARDING NEW TECH FOR DIGITAL
What's your favorite drink?
COCONUT WATER
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
UNDER A TREE, READING SOME BOOK
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That its damn easy to do what I am doing
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