Some of my work involves writing little reports on an issue - background, current state, detail on specific issues, conclusions and recommendations... that kinda thing. I quite like this kind of analysis - taking a mass of (often conflicting) data, documents, emails and conversations and making it into something coherent.
You could say that one component of my job is investigating issues, and another (unfortunately the much bigger part) is spec'ing out the solutions. The investigative part, though exasperating at times, is really quite enjoyable.
And if you're all thinking 'hmm that sounds like a very journalisty thing to say', you are probably right.
I only wish the subject matter was more interesting, and the language more colourful. One day.
