Tilak Doshi on Muck Rack

Tilak Doshi

Asia–Pacific (APAC), London, Singapore
Covers:  energy policy, climate change, developing countries, oil and gas, renewable energy, energy economics
Economist, PhD, Forbes contributor; op-eds Spectator (US), Jerusalem Post, SCMP (Hongkong), Straits Times (Singapore), 30 years in energy industry/think tanks;

Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

no

How is social media changing news?

for the worse usually

What does it mean to be a journalist?

thinking and writing from a logical and often unexpected point of view

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

as logical and hardworking energy analyst

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

PC and Word

What's your favorite social network?

Watts Up With That website

Who do you wish followed you?

Trump

Why did you become a journalist?

to put across rigorous points of view

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

yes, editor

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

work hard in background reading

When's the best time to pitch you?

anytime

What's your favorite drink?

coffee

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

reading a book at home

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

GWPF website

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

that there is such a thing as "consensus science"

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