Glenn Greenwald on Career

Spend a moment today thinking of Jake Tapper and Wolf Blitzer. Given CNN's financial straits, they will have to find a way to survive on a yearly salary of $7 million and $3 million respectively, for hosting shows that basically nobody watches.😢

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
The opening line stands alone, so it reads completely before the post is expanded.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: plain, matter-of-fact
Mechanisms: Specificity
Written for: Founders, marketers and operators

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