Like you, my journalism experience took me to cover just about everything and I found the greatest joy as a science writer and publisher (the business of the press). As for the elephant, my first thought each day is what is going on in the minds of my readers? That's how politics enters the equation. If my audience is overwhelmed and distracted by Trump and Musk amplifying threats to personal lives, freedoms, and all they've ever known in their life so far, readers are less interested in what I might write about. I'm higher on the Maslow triangle (purpose, relationships, exploration, career stories, and communication) and my readers have all dropped to the bottom of the triangle in the past 3 weeks as Trump succeeds in attacking safety, connections, and security.
This takeaway is spot on: "It’s vital to recognize, as a writer or as a publication, where your strengths are, how you can make the most difference with a given investment of time and energy, and what is outside your purview.” This insight has made my writing process not easy, but a little bit easier. Thanks.
I often use history as a starting point for writing, something I learned back when I was a science writer. These days history is the point. I am thinking of a series of articles where I write an introduction for political context, maybe opinion. Your article gives me permission to insert today’s politics and a guide on how to do it. Thank you.
Like you, my journalism experience took me to cover just about everything and I found the greatest joy as a science writer and publisher (the business of the press). As for the elephant, my first thought each day is what is going on in the minds of my readers? That's how politics enters the equation. If my audience is overwhelmed and distracted by Trump and Musk amplifying threats to personal lives, freedoms, and all they've ever known in their life so far, readers are less interested in what I might write about. I'm higher on the Maslow triangle (purpose, relationships, exploration, career stories, and communication) and my readers have all dropped to the bottom of the triangle in the past 3 weeks as Trump succeeds in attacking safety, connections, and security.
This takeaway is spot on: "It’s vital to recognize, as a writer or as a publication, where your strengths are, how you can make the most difference with a given investment of time and energy, and what is outside your purview.” This insight has made my writing process not easy, but a little bit easier. Thanks.
I often use history as a starting point for writing, something I learned back when I was a science writer. These days history is the point. I am thinking of a series of articles where I write an introduction for political context, maybe opinion. Your article gives me permission to insert today’s politics and a guide on how to do it. Thank you.