One of the most common questions we get a PowerDrift is how to start a career in automotive journalism. Shumi, uses his 20 years of journalism experience to break the process down into how you start, what you can do, options you can explore by yourself as well as busting all the myths, from bias to the glamour of it. This podcast demystifies how to go about becoming a journalist who tests motorcycles and cars for a living. How to have the best job in the world.

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Chapters
0:00 The Basics
1:22 Freelancers
2:12 Switching mid-career
3:39 The knowledge part 1
6:15 The influence of Google
7:34 The initial days
11:19 Internships at PD | Commitment
11:38 The Privileges of journalism
13:09 The scale of the task
14:32 The right attitude
15:02 Scope
16:41 Skills
17:50 Languages
18:50 Do it yourself
20:01 Your Voice
20:49 Fuel your passion
21:44 The knowledge part 2
23:22 What kind of job is it
24:35 Bias | corruption
29:09 Pune and Mumbai only?
30:02 Create your own app
30:31 Mistakes Shumi made
32:32 The negatives
33:44 What's the catch
34:30 The dark side
36:17 Closing comments/Summary