We’re all too close to the edge
Last week, I realized that I spend a total 1.5 hours each day mentally cursing at the world as I commute back and forth to work. I’m...
At the AP: Working the plan
The first few weeks of my internship at the AP have been dedicated to situational analysis of macro-environmental conditions, the market...
At the AP: Planning the Work
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Yahoo, CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News … These are the sources from which you...
Black and white and read all over
Flickr photo by Matt Callow So everyone’s naturally been asking what’s different about journalism in India than here in...
At The Hindu: Anything but dull…..
CHENNAI: Thirty-six small pairs of eyes stared in awe as bowler Sudeep Tyagi bobbed his head and shook his hips to the music, surrounded by...
At The Hindu/At IBN: What do we owe our sources?
On Monday, I received a call from someone whom, I am ashamed to say, I had completely forgotten about. Her voice was pleading on the phone:...
Scribbled in the margin: juggling the 4 crystal balls of life
Job prospects don’t look good for Americans. Surprise, Surprise. As a journalist, I’m extremely concerned about where I’m...
Scribbled in the margin: conversation with a Fulbright Fellow
I spoke to four Fulbright Fellows yesterday at a press conference held by the U.S. Consul General announcing the 2010 Fulbright-Nehru...
The black and white of journalism
I want to preface this post by saying Vel Tech was established 15 years ago and became a deemed technical university in October 2008. As a...
He comes bearing gifts for a nation-Jai Ho!
I thought they were going to kill him. As I was pushed toward the gate of his house and a Headlines Today microphone jammed into my face, I...