authentic

"I do remember some "bad advice" I gave myself. I failed miserably when I tried to emulate the gruff, cynical veteran reporter sitting next to me. I learned I had to be myself, even if it meant being bumbling and insecure."

Nancy Guaader,
Omaha World-Herald

found in:

Inside Reporting: A Practical Guide to the Craft of Journalism, by Tim Harrower