Shalini Singh
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As seen in:
People's Archive of Rural India,
Nature,
The Times of India,
American Chemical Society,
Royal Society of Chemistry,
Times Now News,
Financial Express,
The Hindu Business Line,
The Quint,
World Resources Institute,
The Week (India)
and
Covers:
Environment, rural, gender (with intersections in politics and economics), culture, theatre, cinema, social trends
@niemanfdn Fellow '18 @Harvard | Co-founder @PARInetwork |
Ex Executive Editor @wriindia |
Ex @IndiaSpend @TheWeekLive @htTweets | ✒️ #Environment #Culture |
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
As a junior features writer for the American teens magazine, Seventeen, for their India edition
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. My grandfather's. To type out limericks when I was 7-8 years old.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To be interested in people, their lives and now societies work
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop/computer to write, mobile phone to record interviews and click photos
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Wrote opinionated columns. I was ten.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
The glamour of the field is a mirage. Journalism has the ability to change our world. Let’s make it for the better. Even as you find your individual voice within it, I urge you to hold on to idealism, be fuelled by passion, move with pragmatism and execute with honesty.
What's your favorite drink?
Fresh lemon soda sweet and salty
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