I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these partisan political ideological forces.

I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice.

I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who has guts.

The reelection of Bill Clinton is as secure as a double-knot tied in wet rawhide.

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

Foreign news is considered an expletive. Thoughtfully written analysis is out, 'live pops' are in. 'Action Jackson' is the cry. Hire lookers, not writers. Do powder puff, not probing interviews. Stay away from controversial subjects. Kiss ass, move with the mass, and for heaven and rating's sake, don't make anybody mad- - certainly not anybody you're covering, and especially not the mayor, the governor, the senator, the president or the vice-president or anybody in a position of power. Make nice, not news.

I quote the late Ed Murow. ... He said: 'Look, people listen to me when they want an eyewitness account. 'They think I'm a pretty good reporter. But when it comes to my opinions, mine are not worth anymore than the guy at the end of the bar.' And I believe that about myself.