Why should I be hired?

I hate talking about myself. What I love talking about is the story or the issue.

In a nutshell that's why I should be hired.

I love talking to people and finding out what they think, what they have seen, and where they have been. I also love diving into the history of a situation and uncovering the backstory of how the a given issue got to be where it is.

Opinion writing is not always about my feelings on an issue. Nor is it always important what I think is right. What is important is what the facts bear out to be true, or what the statistics reveal to us as the reality of any given situation, especially on the "weighty" subjects. Music and movies are one thing, environment and international conflict are subjects that must be undertaken carefully.

I don't view my opinion journalism posts as an opportunitgy to tell everyone what I think. I view them as an oppurtunity to learn about the assigned subject and then pass that knowledge on to other people by including it in my writing. That is the exiting aspect of any form of journalism , the knowledge that I am providing a service to others. The service of providing accurate information about a relevent issue or situation.

If the facts point toward a particular conclusion then that's the point of view I will endorse.

In terms of my writing style, I will quote another persons assesment of me "Because of the unusual nature of most of his posts I found myself reading a post about something I wasn’t even interested in because it was out of the ordinary".

If my writing is good, then it is only because of the level of enthusiam I have about learning, and the sense of humor I try to bring along with it.