Vikram Raj
Verified
(They/Them)
As seen in:
Outlook (India),
The Indian Express,
Flipboard,
Frontline India,
The Hindu,
The Quint,
The Wire (India),
The Caravan,
NewsClick,
The Citizen (India),
Internet Freedom Foundation
and
Covers:
Conflict, International Relation, Politics, Films
Journalist, Work: @internetfreedom
Formerly with @Outlookindia
Words- @the_hindu, @frontline_india, @thewire_in @newsclickin, @QuintHindi, and More
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
As a freelancer.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Social media is often used to manipulate the news and spread rumors.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Gangadhar
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Great
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Doc, Wordpress
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Isobel Yeung
Why did you become a journalist?
To say the truth.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I worked as the student editor.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Three Minors Booked Under Anti-Terror Law in Shopian Kashmir
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard and look at everything with a question mark in your mind.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Evening
What's the best pitch you ever got?
CAA And the Unending Trials of the Political Prisoners
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None
What's your favorite drink?
Rum
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Terrace
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
EPW
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Nothing
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