Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply don't trust or like journalists anymore and that's sad.

And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.

For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime is actually on the decline, as somebody, as somebody mentioned?

What Americans don't care much about is the piffle we put on TV these days, what they don't care about is boring, irrelevant, badly told stories, and what they really hate is the presumption that they're too stupid to know the difference.

And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that I could never have sustained a personal relationship while I worked this hard, or while I was that driven this intensely by the story.

They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can be.

I believe America will always win the war. It's a superpower that no one can challenge. The real challenge is for the United States to win the peace.