People in the news media after I got caught said how could you have not caught this guy? He had 50 corrections in four years. That's a lot of corrections. Well what they failed to look at is how many stories there were and out of 700 plus stories, 50 corrections is not a high amount.

I believe my own demons would have caught up with me regardless of my race and regardless of whether I worked at 'The Times.

I used to walk around saying that I'm just another black man without a college degree.

I don't know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring.

When we report stories, we don't just want to talk to people who did the right thing. We want to talk to people who did the wrong thing.

People in the news media after I got caught said how could you have not caught this guy? He had 50 corrections in four years. That's a lot of corrections. Well what they failed to look at is how many stories there were and out of 700 plus stories, 50 corrections is not a high amount.

I can't say anything other than the fact that I feel a range of emotions including guilt, shame, sadness, betrayal, freedom and appreciation for those who have stood by me, been tough on me, and have taken the time to understand that there is a deeper story and not to believe everything they read in the newspapers.