According to Matt Thompson at the Poynter Institute, there are four basic types of journalists: The Storyteller, the Newshound, the Systems Analyst and the Provocateur. "Provocateurs surface distinctive ideas and angles, disrupting the natural tendency of media types to exhibit herd behavior," Thompson writes. But there's a downside: "The desire for a fresh take can push a journalist into being pointlessly contrarian or spotting trends that don’t exist."
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