Possible Clues:

• Stamp and claim to be a reporter?
• Thus I have the stamp of being in journalism
• I represent the Irish Times. Does that make you sit up?
• I represent the papers - that'll show you my importance
• Affect deeply
• Make one''s mark on
• Thus I have the stamp of the papers
• I say I represent the papers, just to show how important I am
• Simpers so as to make mark
• Simpers (anag.)