Race and Equity reporter, @WFPLNews. @nyu_journalism alum. Tamil person, public transit fan. previous life as a journalist in India. dkarthikeyan@wfpl.org
Apr 25, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Thread of therapists and mental health professionals in India providing counselling if you're going through grief, loss, depression or anxiety. #COVID19India
Ok, so we're having a ton of layoffs in Indian media, which means a bunch of us are going to have to freelance + job search. Here's one thing any journalist with a decent set of bylines needs to do now: get that portfolio/website made now. Here's how. (thread)
Before I proceed, I want to tell all the journalists/writers who flinch at promoting work and call it unworthy of pushing that, it's ok. We didn't come in here to look good, we came in to write good. But if you want to be listened to, you've gotta yell a bit in this noisy world.
Jul 4, 2019 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
Here's a thread no one asked for - freelance journalism. Or just writing. Let's get started.
So, I started out with the help of some really good friends in the industry, but I learnt to cold call and cold message editors, big or small.
