Rishabh Jain
(He/Him)
As seen in:
India Times,
Al Jazeera English,
SAGE Publishing,
The BMJ,
Flipboard,
Miami Herald,
The Charlotte Observer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
The Wire (India),
TRT World
and
Covers:
Climate Change, Gender, Sustainability, Religion, Human Rights, South Asian Politics.
Doesn't Cover:
Health, Lifestyle
Freelance journalist
Bylines: @AJEnglish @trtworld @IJNet @RNS @inkstickmedia @Article14live @bmj_latest @third_pole & many more
Grantee: @earthjournalism
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Anchor
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
Mostly producing fake content
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Still not read many
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Anything, but a bootlicker
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Especially through Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Word
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Sushmita Sen, Tisca Chopra, Shekhar Gupta
Why did you become a journalist?
Passion
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
The designing part
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Every story has a background which makes you feel proud about doing it
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Not a well paid job
When's the best time to pitch you?
10AM-10PM
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Noy yet received any
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Not yet
What's your favorite drink?
Lemon Ice ta
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Most likely in the badminton court or running in the field
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Print
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It is glamorous
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