Shrey Banerjee
(He/Him)
Kolkata
Covers:
US News, Business, Finance, Trends, Sports
Doesn't Cover:
Lifestyle, Astrology
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
India Today's Fact Check Department
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, more of the digital era.
How is social media changing news?
Moving more towards trend than factual sharp hard news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tintin.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Pleasure. Heavy on the pocket, though.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Call, WhatsApp, Emails
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Everything from Quark to Wordpress
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn.
Who do you wish followed you?
Kristi Noem
Why did you become a journalist?
Didn't want to become anything else.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I focused too much on studies there.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Ahmedabad plane crash detailed coverage for The Mint.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Follow your instincts. Stay honest, but not foolish.
When's the best time to pitch you?
After 12pm IST
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A PR pitch on Airtel's slicing network
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Government press releases
What's your favorite drink?
Water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading a book. Simple.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Hindustan Times or The Week.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we track only trends and do not research in-depth.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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