I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

If I'm in danger then it's usually my fault and it's up to me to get myself out of it. I am not in it just to get an adrenalin rush. No way!

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 sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.

It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.

There was no equal pay law when I started working. I was no different to any other woman in any other job at the time.

Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.