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As a young cub reporter starting her career in 2018 in the media industry, I learnt a lot of tips, tricks and techniques from my esteemed professors from India's premiere journalism school, the Asian College of Journalism, about how to do developmental reporting. The nuances of covering poverty, deprivation, and reporting on other sensitive socio-economic issues are crucial today. None of the media journalism schools in India teaches young media students and aspiring journalists the ethics of developmental journalism. Still, I am incredibly thankful for the curriculum of my college that provided us with strict guidelines and non-negotiables for covering deprivation with utmost empathy and sincerity. Here I want to touch down upon the basics of it, which I keep going back to now and then, to keep my reporting foundation solid. I would also like to thank Professor P. Sainath for all his valuable insights.  Before visiting the rural area, we have to do some essential preparation. The