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

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

I do believe that is a template that I stick very strongly to to tell the truth in an increasing swelter of lies and misinformation and disinformation.

My view is that when lies become mixed up with the truth, it's a very dangerous world.

Because I am foreign I was assigned to the foreign desk. I kid you not, its true.

Some people accused me of being pro-Muslim in Bosnia, but I realised that our job is to give all sides an equal hearing, but in cases of genocide you can't just be neutral. You can't just say, 'Well, this little boy was shot in the head and killed in besieged Sarajevo and that guy over there did it, but maybe he was upset because he had an argument with his wife.' No, there is no equality there, and we had to tell the truth.

We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership.