Former Wall Street Journal congressional reporter David Rogers exemplifies the 'quiet greatness' formula
David Rogers — a gruff, exacting, idiosyncratic former congressional reporter for The Wall Street Journal — is the best journalist I've come across.— and sometimes tormentor — in the 2000s, when I was a rising congressional and White House reporter.David taught me a master class, by actions more than words, about what it takes to be the very best at your craft.But better than anyone else who does what you do. To me, this is what every person should aspire to.
Top leaders would routinely callwhen arcane rules or historical precedent popped up. He spent decades reading, studying, asking questions. Digging deeply is a powerful weapon.Most lawmakers feared David and ducked his questions because they knew he could run circles around them. He wasn't cocky about it — just calm and certain that he saw and knew with total precision the full field. Domain expertise is a powerful weapon.David's hard exterior masks a poet's soul.
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