Tharaka Basnayaka on Muck Rack

Tharaka Basnayaka

Colombo, Sri Lanka, United States
Covers:  Photojournalism, Breaking News, International Sports, Extreme Weather
📸🌎Digital Journalist | Award-winning Photographer

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Photojournalism

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

Yes

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Tin-tin

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Everything

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

nope

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

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

Photoshop

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

No one

Why did you become a journalist?

Give voice to voiceless

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Nope

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Easter Sunday Bomb Blast coverage in Sri Lanka

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Find your inner voice and be the best version of yourself.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Bloomberg

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Stll didnt get the worst pitch

What's your favorite drink?

Water

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

No where

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

The New York Times

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Photojournalism can be done by anyone

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