Persistence--that is the quality that separates investigative reporters from the pack. Back in the years I worked at the Center for Investigative Reporting (1977-'89), I often emphasized this distinction when giving a speech, raising money, or teaching a class.
You cannot afford to give up when you are chasing a difficult story, and there are no easy investigative stories. It may seem to be a trivial comparison, but when confronted with a porous piece of wood that resists absorbing watercolors, I feel compelled to prevail, and impose my will.
It may take many coats, but eventually a subtle pattern of color takes hold. Much like substantiating an investigative hypothesis.
Never give up!
In journalism, art, personal life, perdurance yields rewards.
For example, isn't this little chunk beautiful?
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