Snehashish Roy
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Woman's Era,
Medium,
MSN India,
Hindustan Times,
Hindustan Times Mumbai,
Flipboard,
Alive,
Link Newspaper,
HT Syndication,
Hunt Daily News,
ApDirect
and
Covers:
Politics, culture and society
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
With the input department in the audience research team
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. In my childhood
How is social media changing news?
It is where almost the entire so-called fast-paced newsrooms curate news from. Follow a news website or 20 social media accounts, it is all the same.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A catalyst to society
What's your favorite social network?
Old school social gathering
Who do you wish followed you?
Freddie Mercury
Why did you become a journalist?
For the alleged glitz and glamour
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
It is a pet project, a book.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Always write more than you read
When's the best time to pitch you?
The best should be the pitch more than the timing
What's your favorite drink?
LIIT
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Somewhere between sleep and awake
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker, Foreign Affairs, Politico
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's all about "he said, she said"
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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