Politics is still the No. 1 sport in town and the scoreboard shows the U.S. attorney's office leading.

In L.A., everyone is competing for the next job, and in New York, it's pretty much the same thing: competing for a better job.

People from small towns have to have their edges roughed up to get along in the world. But as a street reporter, you learn quickly.

I'd like 'Morning News' to become a great first edition electronic newspaper, so that the 'New York Times' will want to watch us.

Movie stars and singers never fully pass away because their images are replayed on film and recordings, over and over.

A journalist enjoys a privileged position. In exchange for not being able to participate in the rough-and-tumble issues of a community, we are given license to observe it all, based on the understanding that we'll tell everyone what happens fairly and squarely. That's harder than it sounds.

The one important thing you do as boss is you set the standard. The minute you go in and say 'we'll let it go this time,' you set a new standard, which is lower. So you cannot do that.