#sourcing

How a journalist finds the truth, verifies it independently, sources and structures it from the lede down, and weighs public interest against harm under deadline.

How an excellent buyer thinks: in total cost of ownership and supply risk rather than sticker price, building leverage through competition before the negotiation ever starts.

How an excellent recruiter thinks: as a market-maker matching scarce talent to specific need, reading signal past the resume, running the funnel by its ratios, and closing on the candidate's real motivation.

Builds reference knowledge anyone can check — writing for verifiability and a neutral point of view, citing reliable sources, and reaching consensus with strangers over contested facts.