Saurav Sarkar on Muck Rack

Saurav Sarkar

(They/Them)
Great Neck
As seen in: MSN, Wiley Online Library, Taylor & Francis Online, Flipboard, Heise Online, Savage Minds, The Daily Star (Bangladesh), Common Dreams, The Diplomat Magazine, Truthout and
Covers:  race, labor, borders, migration, immigration
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Staff writer at Mint (after freelancing)

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email, text, anything's fine!

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Google Docs, Otter AI, Google Voice, and an audio recorder app

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes - I had two editorial positions but I don't remember what sections :)

When's the best time to pitch you?

10am to 5pm ET

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

An offer to review Mexican-themed night at a hotel in Delhi

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

NYRB

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That it only affects a small group of people interested in labor issues
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