I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so excited, but I still care a lot about liberty, freedom of speech and expression, and fairness in journalism.

I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.

Beslan, where the Russian authorities stopped live coverage of the school being stormed, was an illustration of the progress we still have to make.

I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I am one of the judges for the Orange Fiction Prize.

The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.

War zones are dangerous, protests can be violent, also, natural disasters are difficult to cover, so there are going to be risks.

I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.