Umer Farooq Zargar
(He/Him)
Jammu and Kashmīr
As seen in:
Flipboard,
The Express Tribune,
The Quint,
Scroll.in,
Feminism In India,
Greater Kashmir,
Kashmir Times,
Planet Forward,
Article 14,
India Development Review Online
and
Covers:
Climate, Conflict, Human Rights, Gender, Health, Education, Politics, Migration, Livelihoods, Tourism, Technology, Art and Culture.
Doesn't Cover:
Elections, LGBTQ
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Photography
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Due to social media The news has lost its values ,changed the real impact of real journalism
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Becky Burdock
What does it mean to be a journalist?
The one who unfolds The untold narratives
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Elections
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Camera, smart phone ,laptop
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Kamran Yousuf
Why did you become a journalist?
I have always been passionate about social work ,through journalism I can do my work better
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No I didn't
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A story on alcohol consumption
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard,work real
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mid Night
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The rising of alcohol consumption in Kashmir
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
No one
What's your favorite drink?
Milk
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On phone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Newyork Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's easy to report
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