Zulkarnain Saer Khan
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Al Jazeera Media Network,
Original Content,
Al Jazeera English,
The Times,
Haaretz,
Middle East Eye,
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP),
Committee to Protect Journalists,
The Business Standard,
Direkt36,
Netra News
and
Covers:
Corruption, Human rights abuses, Financial crimes, Defence
Bangladeshi | Producer @AJIUnit | Affiliate @OCCRP | Occasional digs @Haaretzcom @NetraNews @Bangla_Outlook | Threema:SASX9R2K | Signal: ZSK.01 (Views my own)
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Undercover reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Social media platforms are making it easy for the readers to access verities of different news outlets.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mikael Blomkvist
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Selfless
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Max 200 words with sufficient factual data
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Eo Browser, OCCRP Aleph, NotebookLM
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
Bob Woodward
Why did you become a journalist?
To hold the power accountable.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
NA
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
All the Prime Minister's Men
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
It's all about your integrity, remain honest to yourself and the profession, fear none.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Evenings are better
What's the best pitch you ever got?
NA
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
NA
What's your favorite drink?
Cuba Libre
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my phone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Bellingcat, Forbidden Stories
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Conspiracy theorists speculate we are connected to the deep state.
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