What was your first job as a journalist?
to cover Indonesian naval base when South Korean-made submarine was sold to Indonesia
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
It alerts the news for the live images and first-hand witnesses.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't have
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A way of life to see our world in perspective with endless new findings.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I don't have
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email or through meeting over coffee/tea in cafe
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
MS Word, Adobe, Photoshop
What's your favorite social network?
twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
I don't have
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell the story behind the headlines in Asian perspective.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was involved in highschool English Newspaper establishment process but the paper didn't make it to start eventually.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I have three. My story on Rohingya life in Malaysia, Kashimiri life in Indian-administered Kashmir, Profile on Indonesian PresidenJoko Widod
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
be ready for overwhelming workload
When's the best time to pitch you?
December/January, or May/June
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Rohingya refugee story
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
There was none yet
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee and Tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Cafe
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Tempo and Hankyoreh21
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I would be an expert on Korean pop-culture and Korean conglomorates
