Jeremy Barr on Hiring

In Substack convo with @Timodc, Terry Moran says you don't give up your role as a citizen when you become a journalist. "Your job is not to be objective. .. What you have to be is fair and accurate. I would say that, while very hot, is an observation that is accurate and true."

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Why it worked

Contradicts something the audience already believes, which stops the scroll.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Short sentences keep the pace up, so the reader never has to re-read a line.
Quotes someone directly, which makes the moment concrete rather than summarised.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal
Mechanisms: Pattern interrupt
Written for: Hiring managers and founders

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