Tijo Tenson on Muck Rack

Tijo Tenson

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  • Motorcycle Content Editor, Hotcars
India
As seen in: Hotcars, MSN, TopSpeed
Covers:  Topics related to motorcycles, sports cars, supercars, electric cars, and classics.
Doesn't Cover: Aircraft, marine technology and transport, and spacecraft.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Content Writer - Writing feature articles

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

News is reaching more people fast, thanks to the vast framework of social media and the millions of people using it.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

None

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Fun, information-dense, and responsible as what we portray and put out to the world, will surely influence people in one way or the other.

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

icesforever and evstotherescue

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Short and crisp

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

Grammerly

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram

Who do you wish followed you?

Dulquar Salmaan

Why did you become a journalist?

For the sheer fun and exposure that come with this job. You get to meet like-minded people, interact on ideas, an indulge in healthy debates

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?

Any articles of mine that are related to JDMs and motorcycles.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be true and don't bluff.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime between 2 PM to 6 PM IST

What's the best pitch you ever got?

A render of the next-gen Nissan GT-R.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

None

What's your favorite drink?

Coffee

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

Tinkering around with motorcycles or riding one.

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

Petrolicious.com

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That I can turn-around a 3000-word article in a day.

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