What was your first job as a journalist?
Summer intern at The Meghalaya Guardian (a local newspaper in the north-east of India), during high school.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, but I would love to.
How is social media changing news?
It's making people more performative about their reactions to the news, which in turn is making the news more reactionary.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ron Burgundy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Tell everyone's stories.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Anything with "gate" as the suffix.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
E-mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Marker pens. Laptop.
What's your favorite social network?
Letterboxd
Who do you wish followed you?
Hunter S. Thompson
Why did you become a journalist?
Love a good narrative.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I was the Editor-in-Chief.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The next one.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
More listening.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I'm still looking forward to it.
What's your favorite drink?
Diet Coke
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the movies.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Texas Monthly
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That media consumption has nothing to do with the real world.
