If it weren't for my former editor, Thomas J. Slattery, I would not be writing this column today. Not only did Tom encourage journalists to become experts on their beats, he also wanted us to be opinion leaders within specific readership communities.
Anyone can write news, he felt. What would distinguish National Underwriter among our diverse audiences was the loud voice we could project, with high-profile columnists helping put the news and trends into perspective.
He never shied away from controversy in his editorials, and he insisted we be equally bold in our columns, counting on us to challenge readers to think–to tell them not just what they wanted to hear, but what we felt they needed to hear.
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