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The rejuvenating power of Monitor journalism
Mark Sappenfield
Today, you might say, is the first day of the rest of my Monitor career. Included in today’s newsletter is my first article in my new post: the significance of this week’s German elections.
It has been almost exactly 16 years since I was a writer, and I confess I was pretty much blown away by the experience of returning. The power of journalism to help us connect, see more clearly, and understand more deeply is, frankly, transformative. Reporting from Berlin these past few days has been a wonderful reminder of what journalism can do – and how rewarding it can be.
