I very much wanted to be accepted by my peers, to be considered a serious journalist.

Shootouts are not gunfights of honor, they're gang wars and racial riots.

Every time I am in danger of believing the glamour of my own press, some incident inevitably brings me back to earth.

The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.

In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next?

No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.

The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months.