Urbi Khan
Verified
As seen in:
The Toronto Star,
Exclaim!,
Winnipeg Free Press,
The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, ON),
Toronto.com,
Brampton Guardian,
GuelphMercury.com,
The Peterborough Examiner,
St. Catharines Standard,
The Narwhal
and
Covers:
Technology, Culture, Features, Data, Health, Business, Science, Food
Doesn't Cover:
Fashion, Lifestyle
journaliste • editorial & research producer @throughfood_
📩: urbi.z.khan@gmail.com •
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
The faster spread of info like the 24/7 news cycle on steroids. Faster to connect.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Stephen Colbert from The Colbert Report
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
QGIS Wordpress HTML Photoshop etc.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Naomi Klein
Why did you become a journalist?
To connect with people and communities that I am not privy to.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. Photographer and Writer.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Mental Health and Youth
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Coffee is not a meal
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime - daylight hours
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the cinemas or with my guitar
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Guardian
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we all work in a network office
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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