Automotive Journalism | Everything You Wanted To Know | Episode 11 | The PowerDrift Podcast

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

[powerdriftofficial]

Please do note that thanks to Covid-19, PowerDrift is currently neither hiring nor taking on new interns. But we will announce when fresh internships are available as soon as we can!

[paramveersingh]

the Person who watched this full video without any skip, is qualified for being automotive journalist..

[cyriltitus]

You have made the lives of every automotive enthusiast who dreams for this job, a hell of a lot easier. Everything anyone needs to know to get a job as an automotive journalist is covered here. Thank you PowerDrift.

[hemanthmonal]

This is the highest Shumi has ever talked about cars I guess

[shu_mar]

Don’t have to be first! I’m *in* the video! 🤣🤣🤣

[rahulbhutani]

"If you are not bringing Knowledge, bring the ability to learn", I think I just found out the secret of winning at life. That was a really mature talk! It was long but worth!!! Thank you!

[wiser_every_minute]

Why powerdrift, why so late ? Since my undergraduate engineering I have been reading a lot about bikes (magazine, posts, articles, reviews) and finally you have come up with this

[dipbarman]

Vital 40 min for automotive enthusiastic...
My learning:
1. Love and respect every motorcycle/cars... no matter the capacity
2. how to get into automobile journalism
3. Do what you love....live for passion
4. Its looks easy but its not.
5. The hard work behind 10 min reviews videos.
6. Articulation is the key factor. Express what you feel.

And for so long I was wondering, why Shumi has Dark circles....

I got my answer today...

Thank you shumi for sharing your extensive experience with us. Kudos to Shumi, Rohan and team PD.

[parthyadav]

A great podcast, just forgot how 39 minutes passed but really felt the transparency. Thank you sir for this.

[Shreyantito]

No Trash. No Filter.
On Point. Filled with Quality. The best!
Even if someone doesn’t have interest in automobiles, should watch this for the ‘right attitude’

Thank you Sir!

[maruthigs]

Shumi you didn't even kept us disengaged for 2 seconds in the whole 39:07 minutes !! You got some serious magics dude

[anuharikumar]

I feel Shumi has got MS's voice and brains..

[sudhachaudhary]

Just completed my 12th ( 88% ) & I'll be pursuing BJMC ( journalism & mass comm) this video helped me find a new perspective . Hope to be in this field someday ❤️❤️

[dineshnim]

It's been 20+ years of reading and watching stuff about automobiles. From buying auto magazine from my pocket money during school days (just to see beautiful bike & car pictures) to reading articles on websites during job and now in YouTube Era, this is among one of the best video I have watched. Good Informative Work Shumi ....

[devbratsrivastava]

This is what a student who's aspiring for any profession needs to hear. The nitty gritties of the job, and not just a "be an X, fir toh aish hi hai".

Each profession demands something niche and specific from an individual, and so many people could do good with such knowledge being available to them which would help them choose the right path and not be stuck at jobs they hate.

Well done, PD, and as always, Schumi is so eloquent and fluid about what he wants to say!

[sujairajapaul]

Shumi this has to be one of the most detailed, honest and precise advice one can deliver over the format you have. It truly paints the true picture. Automobiles, are fantasies and when’s jobs are associated with it (journalists, testers etc) we tend to admire them with only a singular view, not looking at the entire picture. Appreciate the way you have done this. Keep up the great work.

[adityapalsinghmertia]

33:23
Here's me:
1. a 24 year old
2. looking to escape the corporate world
3. thinking this job is great
4. definitely wondering how so much travelling could ever get exhausting
Also, are you guys hiring? xD

[aniketbansod]

What I've researched in last 2-3yrs, Shumi wrapped up in 39 odd mins.
This is what we expect from PD... clarifying each and everything...the positives and negatives put up right.

[hemantsheoran]

That's why I love power drift. Bang on the topic right from the 1st minute, unlike most of the channels who will just talk crab for 8 minutes in a 9 minutes video.

[AshwinVarapula]

You win hearts by the way you elaborate. Missing content from PD is never a chance and when Shumi is the host, things go much informative and interesting.