I like the immediacy of blogs and the democratizing effects of letting millions of voices bloom on the Web.

I think as an investigative reporter I had tough standards, but I don't think of myself as a tough person.

I have an older sister who sounds, unfortunately, exactly like me, and we sound like our mother did.

Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working on my own enterprise stories, which were not as deadline sensitive.

Nobody wants a unitary voice of authority any more.

I like the immediacy of blogs and the democratizing effects of letting millions of voices bloom on the Web.

The Obama administration has had seven criminal leak investigations. That is more than twice the number of any previous administration in our history. It's on a scale never seen before. This is the most secretive White House that, at least as a journalist, I have ever dealt with.