Tausif N Akbar on Muck Rack

Tausif N Akbar

Bangladesh
Covers:  Fact-checking: Social media's trending or viral misinformation-disinformation, Misinformation or missing context without disclaimer. Ad: Coastal + Climate journalism.
Doesn't Cover: Religious miracles, Personal opinion, Sometimes- Meme and Satire also.
| Reality & Fact-Checker | OSInt Exp' & Trainer (TOT) | tausif@journalist.com | Owner of the xification.com | Byline @Boomlive_in | Sometimes @OsintTeamBlog |

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Fact-checker

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

Social media has brought many changes in the timing, source, type, content and category of news.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Craig Silverman

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Effectively telling the stories society needs to tell

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

By E-mail

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

Here is the collection- tinyurl.com/OSINTtool

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Robert Upshur Woodward

Why did you become a journalist?

Because I love to tell stories, I wanted to tell stories.

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?

About Coastal journalism

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be skeptical

When's the best time to pitch you?

11.00 AM to 2.00 PM

What's the best pitch you ever got?

still looking

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

I don't wanna tell.

What's your favorite drink?

Mojo

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

In a shop with a cup of tea

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

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Allegations of favoritism

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