Twitter and Facebook are brilliant- tools, the journalistic uses of which are still being plumbed. They are great for disseminating interesting material. They are useful for gathering information, including from places that are inaccessible.

Choosing my favorite moment in journalism would be like picking a favorite among my children. I can't pick one favorite.

I do care if religious doctrine becomes an excuse to exclude my fellow citizens from the rights and protections our country promises.

Everything is accessible to everyone all the time, and I think there are wondrous things to treasure with what the Internet has made available to journalists. But I think it's also had some effects that are less pleasant. It has chipped away at a sense of privacy and secrecy.

Casual reliance on unnamed sources...corrodes our credibility and, in cases that are rare but not rare enough, may abet journalistic malpractice.

Whether or not Twitter makes you stupid, it certainly makes some smart people sound stupid.

Every technology, including the printing press, comes at some price.