Saurabh Chauhan
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN India,
Hindustan Times,
Firstpost,
Flipboard,
Outlook (India),
Yahoo Noticias,
Product Hunt,
The Wire (India),
ThePrint
and
Covers:
Politics, Health, Environment, Governance, Agriculture, Women, child-related issues.
Freelance Journalist (Bylines in @ThePrintIndia, @BBCHindi, @htTweets, @FirstPost, @GaonConnectionE), || कोटगढ़ू || Lakhnavi ||
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I started writing for a Hindi News Portal in 2010.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. but not for news writing.
How is social media changing news?
It's changing the narrative,, unfortunately, more in a negative sense.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mattie Storin
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A Journalist has the ability to read between the lines besides reporting the facts.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email, calls
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I work in MS office.
What's your favorite social network?
twitter
Why did you become a journalist?
Just to have a magnified look at things.
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?
A school near Shimla (Himachal's capital) did not have a toilet, and children used to go half a kilometer into a thick forest...
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Go ahead if ready to struggle round the clock...
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime in the day
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Will answer later
What's your favorite drink?
I PREFER coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
deep inside a book.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Indian Express
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's a dead beat... does not give readable stories.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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