What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
NO
How is social media changing news?
Social media brings new characteristics like interactive dialogue and social interactions. Journalists can now have real conversations with their audience. ... It enhances the likability of some journalists and plays a key role in how they interact with their audience.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mary Tyler Moore
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Journalism becomes a powerful force in the culture when it gains a kind of authority over the present, persuading us that what is happening “out there,” over the horizon of our personal experience, is happening to us and must be followed. When it works, journalism refutes an existence that has grown too private.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Well-formatted, with a timeline, budget, and angle of the story.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
ProofHub, google doc. Word,
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Nobody
Why did you become a journalist?
I want to be a journalist because I love telling stories through my articles. There’s always a story to be told, and I want to be the person to tell it. There is a great sense of satisfaction from finding out more about that subject you knew nothing about, and then turning it into an engaging piece of media. I want to
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?
Climate-related issues
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Focus is really important
When's the best time to pitch you?
Between 6 a.m. to 3 P.M
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Anything related to Environment
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Bollywood related story
What's your favorite drink?
coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Enjoying nature
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
NDTV
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Most people think that it's normal to write about climate change but they forget that it's always takes time
