You know, a dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you're in faster than you can think of.

The whole issue of how women's management styles are viewed is an incredibly interesting subject.

What's next for me? I don't know. So I'm in exactly the same boat as many of you.

What I hold dear is well-known to all of my colleagues. And, really, The Times is the kind of place, the greatest journalism doesn't just pop forth from our heads. It's, you know, a group of people, and the great ideas bubble up from the reporters to their editors and get to us.

I admit that I am hopelessly hooked on the printed newspaper. I love turning the pages and the serendipity of stumbling across a piece of irresistible information or a photograph that I wasnt necessarily intending to read.

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

The idea that women journalists bring a different taste in stories or sensibility isnt true.