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April 18, 2010

Columnist and Pulitzer Prize Winner Kathleen Parker on Aiming to Write Gems

When asked about the role of a columnist who writes a few times a week when there are bloggers who put up something new every hour:

“Well, my role always has been to write an interesting column. There are a lot of people who are more knowledgeable than I on a given subject. You know, certainly if you want some breaking information on a constitutional issue, you might go to a lawyer blog and get some good meaty information. But that’s not at all the way I see myself.

First of all, I come out of the newsroom. I’m an old fashioned columnist. That means that is in part personality-driven. But mainly for me it’s an essay and I try to make as pleasant to read as I possibly I can. I really struggle with the writing part of it. And I’m, of course, making an argument that ultimately for me it’s a little gem—and not all of them are, obviously, but that’s what I am really aiming for.”

Source: Pulitzer-Winning Columnist Can’t Be Pigeon-Holed

Labels: Writing