What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
NO
How is social media changing news?
It evolved into a news source and distribution channel.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I usually don't read fiction.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To inform the public and help promote transparency, accountability, and democracy by providing access to accurate and reliable information.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I didn't noticed.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I just have basic computer skills.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
I don't care.
Why did you become a journalist?
I don't have any other skills.
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?
A number of men from the far west go missing in India, hundreds bring home HIV infections every year but mothers and wives still send their sons and husbands to India for livelihood.
https://tkpo.st/3EhgDBT
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Develop strong writing and storytelling skills: Journalism is all about telling stories, so honing your writing skills is essential.
When's the best time to pitch you?
12:00-18:00
What's the best pitch you ever got?
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I work as a legal reporter. Assignments from people who don't understand legal procedures aren't always logical. In which the story cannot be developed. There are numerous such peaches or assignments; it is impossible to list them all.
What's your favorite drink?
espresso coffee.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
walking.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Caravan Magazine
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
The most common misperceptions about covering legal beats is that it's only about reporting on court proceedings. But it is Not.
