more than Very Unique Cases

In college, studying journalism (as is the case for many a discipline, of course) essentially involved memorizing a long series of case studies focusing on What Various White Men Did, with a few special weeks dedicated to Very Unique Cases Of Women And Minorities Also Doing Things.

Which is why this Elle profile on Maggie Haberman of The New York Times felt so refreshing to read yesterday — it’s not only an impressive study of maybe the best political reporter of our time, but I’m also just like very ~blessed hands emoji~ for the fact that this profile is done without the usual “ok yes she is a reporter, but first and foremost a LADY reporter, don’t forget” kind of bullshit that makes me want to gnash my teeth/start vengeful zines.

I did have a small aneurysm when I saw the word “slender” in the second graf, thinking it was a comment on her #woman’s #body, but thankfully, it was not. Bravo, Elle. J-School, let’s take a pause from the back-to-back Gay Talese lectures and make more time for spotlighting all great writers?

Also, just, if this graf doesn’t give you #reportergoals (and not just #ladyreportergoals!), I don’t know what will:

"Maggie's magic is that she's the dominant reporter on the [White House] beat, and she doesn't even live in Washington. She was the dominant Trump reporter on the campaign, and she didn't travel with him. She's so well-sourced and so well-connected that she doesn't need to … It's like she's in the building, but she's not even in the city. You don't even know where she is—she could be anywhere. Like, floating in the sky."

Go forth & float, Deezers.

Like Deez Links? Forward to a zine borne from revenge.