How Do People See You?

Reporter’s Notebook

Let’s get the jokes out of the way upfront. How do people see you? With their eyes.

I have worked in newspapers for almost 20 years and over the years I have learned one important thing — facts matter. The thing is, while facts matter, sometimes the second most important thing is what lens do people use to see you.

About a year ago I transitioned from being the bookkeeper at my former newspaper to b…