One of my favorite things about being a journalist is that no two days are the same, partly because there always is something new to learn and new perspective to be gained if you're listening. There's a lot of joy to be found in the creative process of producing each issue of NU, and the journalist's job, as I see it, is to be simultaneously informative and entertaining.
So when a feature subject entrusts you with telling his or her story, that responsibility is never something to be taken lightly. An enormous amount of detail is required to bring a subject to life and to accurately chronicle his or her accomplishments in an end product that's satisfying to yourself, the subject and your readers.
Along the way, there are myriad ways one can slip up if great care isn't taken.
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Shawn Moynihan
Shawn Moynihan is Editor-in-Chief of National Underwriter Property & Casualty. A St. John’s University alum, Moynihan has earned 11 Jesse H. Neal Awards, the Pulitzers of the business press; seven Azbee Awards, from the American Society of Business Press Editors; two Folio Awards; and a SABEW award, from the Society of American Business Editors & Writers. Prior to joining ALM, he served as Managing Editor/Online Editor of journalism institution Editor & Publisher, the trade bible of the newspaper industry. Moynihan also has held editorial positions with AOL, Metro New York, and Newhouse Newspapers. He can be reached at [email protected].
