Sudeshna Banerjee
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
The Telegraph (India),
t2ONLINE
Covers:
Bengal heritage, author, singer and actor profiles, hobbies, diplomatic events, festivals.
Doesn't Cover:
Business, national politics
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Trainee sub-editor. It always helps to start on the desk and learn editing.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Adding opinion to reportage. Diluting facts with hard-to-verify fiction. Allowing greenhorns & agenda-driven elements to pose as journalists
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a common man's representative with a researcher's acumen. Knowing what questions to ask & having the ability and honesty to report well
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
QuarkXpress, InDesign, MS Word, InShot
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Join only if you are curious, you like writing, editing and meeting people, and have the tenacity to continue and the stomach for hard work.
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On the field
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That covering the entertainment beat is all about glamour, glitz and meeting celebrities. Most people don't see the hard work.
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