Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.
Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.
A press card does not provide you with an invisible shield. You're flesh and blood.
To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right.
Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.
One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.