Meet the Team
The people and editorial standards behind Shawn News's coverage.
Shawn News is a small editorial team built around one core habit: separating what we know from what we think we know before we publish. Below is our lead byline and the standards every article is held to.
Shawn Mercer
News and Current Affairs Writer
Shawn Mercer is a news and current-affairs writer covering world events, technology, business, science, media, culture, and emerging trends.
His work focuses on making complicated stories easier to understand by identifying the key facts, relevant background, competing interpretations, and unanswered questions.
Shawn believes useful news coverage should be accurate before it is dramatic. His articles clearly distinguish reporting, analysis, opinion, and developing information whenever possible.
He also writes explanatory pieces for readers who encounter a major story on social media and want a straightforward account of what actually happened and why it matters.
Shawn Mercer is a disclosed editorial pen name used by the Shawn News content team.