The profile piece I read was about Mike Allen, one of the main reporters at Politico. Despite that this piece is a few years old at this point, it’s from 2010, it’s still relevant to how journalism works today. The story is reflective of the man being profiled, an interesting mix of Washington politics, the crazed 24 hour news cycle, and the approach newer organizations have to covering stories. The article starts by talking about an email blast put out by Allen every morning called the Playbook. The Playbook is reflective of Allen’s own almost spastic genius, covering everything important that day while also slipping in mentions of people’s birthdays and the like.
The piece uses Allen’s work as it’s drive, with both the story being told and how it’s framed. It to is slightly off kilter much like Allen appears to be, but that adds to the story being told. The story is a long one and was originally in The New York Times Magazine.