Salman Durrani
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
The Good Times Are Killing Us,
Daily Times,
The Nation (Pakistan),
The Friday Times,
Naya Daur,
Independent Urdu,
The Jacob Sheriff Podcast
Covers:
Travel tales, Climate, Politics
Journalist | Traveler | Old school
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Sub Editor at a local Urdu Paper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, I didn't
How is social media changing news?
I'm still analyzing the change
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mohammad Hanif, Arundhati Roy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
An information gatherer and disseminate it to the masses. Some journalists are to analyze the data and make an argument on it.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Umm not sure
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
One-liner. If I get the one-liner of the story I want to do, That means I got with the story completely.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
I'm already been followed by many
Why did you become a journalist?
Accidently
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I wrote a short drama for a college magazine.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The article I wrote on censorship in my country.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Become multi-taskers. It's not easy to be a journalist.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early in the Morning. It's a golden hour time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
There are so many to share
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I have gone through many.
What's your favorite drink?
Beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Android
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Aljazeera, Dawn
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That the things we report are an international agenda. We are liers.
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