Sayantan Ghosh
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN UK,
MSN India,
Nature,
The Times of India,
Wiley Online Library,
MDPI,
NDTV,
CNN-News18,
Firstpost
and
Covers:
Policy, Politics, AAP, TMC, BJP and Congress
Doesn't Cover:
Sports
Teaches Journalism @sxc_cal | Author of two books: Battleground Bengal by Penguin India and THE AAM AADMI PARTY by Juggernaut |
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
To go to Bangalore press club
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
Anybody can be a journalist now but fake news increasing
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
no one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Fearless
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Every hashtags are now funny
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Uniqueness and timeliness
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wordpress, grammarly, MS word, MS excel
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Rana Ayub
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
nope
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Covering the life of slum dwellers in Bhalaswa Diary, Delhi
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be true to your story
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
About the life of Rohingyas in Delhi
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
About covering fashion event at a school
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
reading a book
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Outlook magazine
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Politics is fancy
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