EPISODE · Apr 11, 2022 · 1H 14M
Pod#147 - Ariba Shahid - Twitter, Memes, Financial Journalism, And More!
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Ariba Shahid is a journalist most known for her stellar work at Profit magazine, a standout publication focused on the Pakistani economy and business world. She is also known for her very popular Twitter account which can she can be found expertly threading the needle between her worklife and seeming expertise at, in her own words I promise, shitposting. We talk about her career, some of her more famous articles, some of her viral Twitter moments, and also about the recent TPR tangent of why Pakistani news and discourse seem to view factual discourse as something to be kept firmly at arm's length. All on the heels of massive recent upheavals in Pakistan's government. Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Intro 02:01 How did Ariba become a business journalist? 07:46 How she became a writer, and early days at Profit 12:42 The award winning story about Pakistani Lawn being sold/smuggled to India, how it happened (LINKED BELOW) 17:20 A discussion on Lotus vs Candi biscuits (LINKED BELOW) 23:06 Why is Profit magazine’s tone so approachable/current? 30:01 Twitter in Pakistan: fake news, fake trends, high school analogies 40:48 Live-tweeting her way to virality during the TRG EGM 49:22 Behind her “Stock Market Is Not An Indicator of the Economy” catchphrase, and wider issues of financial illiteracy in Pakistan 54:37 The completely trash level of Financial News discourse on mainstream TV (feat. Shahzeb Khanzada’s abs) 59:39 Drawing room discussions in Pakistan and their disconnect from facts, would she host her own TV show? 1:06:12 Jinn Stories! O levels feat OBL, and Noor Jehan’s batcave! 1:13:11 Outro LINKS: Her article on Pakistan Lawn and it's huge market in India: https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/12/26/pakistani-lawns-biggest-market-could-be-in-india-but-isnt-because-we-cant-have-nice-things/ Her article on the Lotus biscuit craze and why Candi could learn: https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/01/24/thinking-outside-the-wrapper-how-local-brands-like-candi-can-compete-with-lotus/ Her Twitter: https://twitter.com/AribaShahid Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aribashahid/ Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan
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Ariba Shahid is a journalist most known for her stellar work at Profit magazine, a standout publication focused on the Pakistani economy and business world. She is also known for her very popular Twitter account which can she can be found expertly threading the needle between her worklife and seeming expertise at, in her own words I promise, shitposting. We talk about her career, some of her more famous articles, some of her viral Twitter moments, and also about the recent TPR tangent of why Pakistani news and discourse seem to view factual discourse as something to be kept firmly at arm's length. All on the heels of massive recent upheavals in Pakistan's government. Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Intro 02:01 How did Ariba become a business journalist? 07:46 How she became a writer, and early days at Profit 12:42 The award winning story about Pakistani Lawn being sold/smuggled to India, how it happened (LINKED BELOW) 17:20 A discussion on Lotus vs Candi biscuits (LINKED BELOW) 23:06 Why is Profit magazine’s tone so approachable/current? 30:01 Twitter in Pakistan: fake news, fake trends, high school analogies 40:48 Live-tweeting her way to virality during the TRG EGM 49:22 Behind her “Stock Market Is Not An Indicator of the Economy” catchphrase, and wider issues of financial illiteracy in Pakistan 54:37 The completely trash level of Financial News discourse on mainstream TV (feat. Shahzeb Khanzada’s abs) 59:39 Drawing room discussions in Pakistan and their disconnect from facts, would she host her own TV show? 1:06:12 Jinn Stories! O levels feat OBL, and Noor Jehan’s batcave! 1:13:11 Outro LINKS: Her article on Pakistan Lawn and it's huge market in India: https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/12/26/pakistani-lawns-biggest-market-could-be-in-india-but-isnt-because-we-cant-have-nice-things/ Her article on the Lotus biscuit craze and why Candi could learn: https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/01/24/thinking-outside-the-wrapper-how-local-brands-like-candi-can-compete-with-lotus/ Her Twitter: https://twitter.com/AribaShahid Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aribashahid/ Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan
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