VAIBHAV KUMAR
New Delhi
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and
Covers:
Dalit atrocities, Caste Issues, Bahujan Politics, Reservations
Doesn't Cover:
Sports, Tech, Bollywood,
Founding Editor @Dnnhindi | Ex - @airnewshindi | Anti Caste | Political Analyst | Media Panelist | Translator | Media Fellow '24 @Uni_of_Essex #Delhi
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Casual Newsreader cum Editor in the News Services Division of All India Radio
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
News has very dynamic. Satellite news channels no more have a monopoly on breaking news. Anyone can break a news now.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Don't remember anyone
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means giving voice those masses who woes nobody is ready to listen
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Do not remember
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email or Whats App
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Kinemaster for Android and Open Camera on Android
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
All Journalists
Why did you become a journalist?
To raise the voice of my community.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Edited College Magazine
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Interview of Lakhbir Singh's family
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never compromise with your journalistic ethics.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Many
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Socializing
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Dalit Dastak
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That dalit issues are not mainstream issues. The are.
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