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

Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer that of course I would never get married. And I most definitely would never have children.

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.

People are interested if you tell stories well and relevantly.

And I really believe good journalism is good business.

In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies.

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?