Sohini Bagchi
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
TechCircle,
Mint,
EIN News,
VCCircle,
TechTree.com,
CXOtoday,
News Lanes,
Inkl,
Fintech News,
HT Media,
Channel Times
and
Covers:
B2B, enterprise technology, business, CXO, leadership, digital transformation, history of technology, women in computing, telecom, science, astronomy, philosophy, travel, world cinema, space
Journalist, Writer, Blogger and avid tea drinker... I (also) drink Life to the lees!
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter at Hindustan Times
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yesss
How is social media changing news?
News can be accessed in real time, there's more options and wider reach, But fake stories, biased opinions are harmful to all.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tintin
What does it mean to be a journalist?
listening, speaking, writing and connecting and reading a lot
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Monday to Friday and over email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
MS Office, WordPress, Photoshop, Irfanview, Skype, Zoom, Teamviewer, Teams, Webex, PC/laptop/phone, headphone
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Sheryl Sandberg, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Marissa Meyer, Elon Musk, Marc Benioff...
Why did you become a journalist?
My curious mind, my love for writing since childhood, passion for reading and analyzing, university degree in journalism
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was an active reporter, also managed desk for my high school newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Interviewing CXOs on challenges in technology and current trends
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
keep reading a lot, read up whatever you can, be curious, look around for story ideas
When's the best time to pitch you?
Monday to Friday preferably between 10 am and 3 pm
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A story on women in computing, leadership and how they can make a comeback
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
not applicable
What's your favorite drink?
Tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
I'm reading a book, chatting with a friend, spending a good time with family, traveling, Marshall arts, yoga, sleeping
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Forbes, Boston Globe, NY Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, TechCrunch, The Verge
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
tech journalism is still confused with technical writing, but as tech journos in the B2B domain we write on the business of technology.
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