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

Having had loving people who brought me up, and then I find another set of people. That really is a double blessing.

My job is to get to the heart of a story, to find out what's really going on; to get it verified and, then, to get it out to as many people as possible as fast as.

I have no time for the endless nostalgia: 'Oh gosh I used to . . . ' Life is too short; I don't have any time for sitting and saying I miss things. What's the point? Go and do something else.'

I never desired to go into war zones. I never had any thought about it. It sort of just happened as part of the job.

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

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!