“Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is everything.”
-Peggy Noonan
The Wall Street Journal
Peggy Noonan writes arguably the best op-ed column in America, in the prestigious Wall Street Journal. Both intelligent and masterfully artful in her words, Noonan sets a strong example for those wishing to pursue a career in high-stakes political journalism. The quote included above emulates Noonan’s belief in a political persuasion that values intelligence and integrity in order to reap success.
She was a primary speechwriter and Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan. Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. Five of Noonan's books have been New York Times bestsellers. She has also been widely recognized for her regular appearances on ABC's This Week and NBC's Meet The Press.
The Daily Beast’s William B. Plowman doted on Noonan’s career in a piece that ran in The Daily Beast.
“Hers is a folksy conservatism that can appeal even to those who would not be caught dead reading the Journal’s editorial page,” said Plowman. “Inevitably, her non-doctrinaire methods antagonize the more ideological conservatives. A former Reagan speechwriter, she can turn a phrase as beautifully as Katarina Witt could pirouette on an ice rink.”
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