Loved this. My late husband (b. 1963) watched Watergate when he was 10 and decided to become an investigative journalist. He was all the things you describe, and filled with integrity and a deeply fitted moral compass. He moved to DC to work at the WaPo but never got that job. Instead worked in B2B newsletters, breaking important business stories including MCI. In his final years he made the decision to leave what had become a marketing job and join a non-profit in comms. They were the most gratifying 6 years of his professional life. But he was in his heart a shoe leather journalist. I love this description that you’ve written and it makes me eternally proud to have been a part of his story.
Appreciated this read especially as I watched The Post the other day and thought 'How things have changed', but perhaps not, perhaps it's just glorified storytelling.
Loved this. My late husband (b. 1963) watched Watergate when he was 10 and decided to become an investigative journalist. He was all the things you describe, and filled with integrity and a deeply fitted moral compass. He moved to DC to work at the WaPo but never got that job. Instead worked in B2B newsletters, breaking important business stories including MCI. In his final years he made the decision to leave what had become a marketing job and join a non-profit in comms. They were the most gratifying 6 years of his professional life. But he was in his heart a shoe leather journalist. I love this description that you’ve written and it makes me eternally proud to have been a part of his story.
Appreciated this read especially as I watched The Post the other day and thought 'How things have changed', but perhaps not, perhaps it's just glorified storytelling.