Canada
Experienced in explanatory and investigative journalism. Cover civic issues, education, politics, and arts & entertainment. Former Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for Parc-Extension News. Email [email protected] to get in touch. Twitter @akmokha.
If poetry can teach you one thing about storytelling, it's the art of interruption. In journalism, there is one golden rule about writing a good news story: don't bury the lede. A lede is jargon for the essence of the story. What, when, where. Tell it all to the reader by the first paragraph.
Park Extension News
Click here to see my reporting for Parc-Extension News. As a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, I provide daily coverage of current events on the website and produce articles for biweekly print issues.
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News volume 28-16 published July 17th, 2020.Covering Parc-Extension's local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News volume 28-15 published July 10th, 2020.Covering Parc-Extension's local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News volume 28-14 published July 3rd, 2020.Covering Parc-Extension's local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy e
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News volume 28-13, published June 26th, 2020.Covering Parc-Extension's local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy
The current issue of the Parc-Extension News volume 28-12 published June 12th, 2020. Covering Parc-Extension’s local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events. (Click on the image to read the paper.)
Parc-Extension News volume 28-11 published May 29th, 2020.Click on the image to read the paper. Parc-Extension News May 29th, 2020.
Parc-Extension News volume 28-10 published May 15th, 2020. Click on the image to read the paper.
Parc-Extension News volume 28-09 published May 1st, 2020. Click on the image to read the paper.
Parc-Extension News volume 28-08 published April 17th, 2020.Click on the image to read the paper.
Parc-Extension News volume 28-07 published April 3rd, 2020. Click on the image to read the paper.
The McGill Tribune
Double-length feature piece for McGill's 2018 special issue on the theme of Community, exploring student involvement in Montreal's vibrant zine scene.
A review of Life Before Digital, a collection of silver-print photography by Montreal photographer Michel Campeau
Play reviews of "Suzanne" and "Ground Control", featured in Players' Theatre's 30th annual McGill Drama Festival
A review of the opera JFK, a collaborative undertaking by the Opéra de Montréal, the Fort Worth Opera, and the American Lyric Theater, based on the last 12 hours of John F Kennedy's life
Personal viewpoint piece talking about my experience with insomnia.
Personal viewpoint piece talking about my experience moving abroad for the first time.
Profile piece on Brock Jenken, one of the administrators of the community page Humans of McGill.
Review of Loving Vincent, directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, the "world's first fully painted feature film".
Profile/interview piece on Montreal-based director Cristina Cugliandro for the A&E section.
Play review of on-campus production company Tuesday Night Cafe (TNC)'s Owners, a two-act play about obsession with power.
T.V. Review of the newest season of Netflix drama-comedy Bojack Horseman for the A&E section.
Multimedia and Student Living piece; part of recurring series in the SL section called 'Word on the Y'. Conducted on-campus interviews
Co-wrote SL feature on student loneliness; interviewed upper year and international students about their experience at McGill
Student Living article on tips for university students to declutter their digital work spaces.
News piece on the contents of the time capsule discovered in the Roddick Gates of McGill University on March 1, 2017.
Spotlight/Student Living article on female artists at McGill. Interviewed three student female artists to discuss how their creative journeys have informed their lives.
Arts & Entertainment article on the Atwater Poetry Project in Montreal, QC. Interviewed Project Coordinator and covered the opening session of the 2017 season.
Arts & Entertainment review of Imago Theater's thought-provoking production 'Intractable Woman', featuring an interview with the director of the play.
Arts & Entertainment review of Tuesday Night Cafe (TNC)'s production 'Be Tween', featuring an interview with the director.
Siblíní Journal
An interview piece with the creators of the poetry book The Lovers' Phrasebook.
A reading of Sarah Satterlee's "Traveler" for Digital Poetics, my blog column to discuss, analyze, and appreciate the art of poetry.
A reading of Natalie Wee’s “In the Unlikely Event of the Apocalypse”. The first article for Digital Poetics, my blog column to discuss, analyze, and appreciate the art of poetry.
Community Code
Piece on Open Sky's multinational event aiming to strengthen ties between India and Pakistan on the eve of India’s Independence Day.
Interview piece on Mr. Harakhchand Savla, founder of Jeevan Jyot, a Mumbai-based NGO that strives to aid cancer patients, animals, and implements a multitude of social services.
Other
An article about film, fiction, and self-image as they relate to depictions of women in media. Written for the magazine's monthly newsletter.