So you shouldn't really flatter yourself that they want to be your buddy. They don't. Generally. They want you for some reason or other, and you just have to fend that off all the time.

I know what the structure of the language is.

Television's very dependent on images. That's not what news is.

Well, a lead is the most important thing about the story.

And you can't really cover people critically that you're friends with.

I think television often has dismissed younger people. They figure, well, they're not really watching news, that's not our audience.

Some of the most important stories don't lend themselves to television treatment.