When I started writing a business column 15 years ago, I knew I'd found the perfect job for myself. As a columnist I could pick my own topic, do my own analysis, say what I wanted to say and attribute it to myself. Best of all, I could write in my own voice.
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Teamwork is better than isolation, especially for a columnist.Allan Sloan
Don't commit to being a columnist unless you're willing to do it right. Report your behind off, so you have something original and useful to say. Say it in a way that will interest someone other than you, your family and your sources.
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If a column is crying out for a good line and I can't come up with it, I troll for help. Communal humor is good, especially if you involve your boss.
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Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity.
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The lesson that any thinking person draws from the Stewart saga is that when the government asks questions, run for your lawyer and don't say a word. Had Stewart kept her mouth shut, she'd be OK.
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