Shikhar Agrawal on Muck Rack

Shikhar Agrawal

Allahābād, Mumbai, New York
As seen in: Digital Mafia Talkies, Medium, Product Hunt, Everest Group, Film Fugitives, Dribly
Covers:  Media, Cinema, Film, Television, Celebrities, Movies, Arts
Doesn't Cover: Politics, History, Crime
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Proofreader

How is social media changing news?

The news that sometimes dies on the editor's desk may get a chance to see the light. However, social media also brings a lot unfiltered news

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Charles Foster Kane from Citizen Kane

What does it mean to be a journalist?

to maintain the integrity and publish trustworthy information that moves people

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Brief and fleshed out pitches without beating around the bushes

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

Word and Grammarly

What's your favorite social network?

twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Martin Scorsese

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

editor

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Stories that deals with the complexities of human consciousness and their existential crisis.

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

None
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