Rohit Mehta
Verified- Writer and Journalist, Freelance
- Founder, CEO and Blogger, Digital Gabbar
- Founder and Editor, BBN24
India, Patna
As seen in:
BBN24,
Digital Gabbar,
Medium,
The Times of India,
PLOS,
Teachers College Record,
Entrepreneur,
Flipboard,
ReadWrite,
The Hindu Business Line,
Thrive Global,
EIN News
and
Covers:
Technology, Business, Entertainment, Education
Founder @bbn24tv | पेशे से ब्लॉगर हूँ, पत्रकारीता में भी रुचि है उसी को यहा👇पूरा कर रहा हूँ। #ट्वीट मेरे अपने है…. (रीट्वीट समर्थन नहीं है)
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
In local news channel
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I've never used a typewriter
How is social media changing news?
Because social media are not trustworthy news outlets, it is more important that ever before to be discriminating news consumers. Social media have millions of members, and any one of them can post whatever s/he wants, and that is not always accurate.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Murphy Brown
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A journalist investigates, collects, and presents information as a news story
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In a layman language
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
MS word, Google, Social accounts etc
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
everyone who are looking for new things
Why did you become a journalist?
Because i love writing
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Tech and business related
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read. Write. Speak. Debate as much as you can. Try to be a good person before trying to be a good journalist.
When's the best time to pitch you?
5 to 7 PM
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Technology
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Politics
What's your favorite drink?
Milk
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In my friend circle
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Times of India
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Every beat is good
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