The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are covering the news the same way the difference is the anchor people. I think that won't be true in the future.

Television is a powerful medium that has to be used for something better than sitcoms and police shows. On the other hand, if you don't recognize the forces that play on what people watch and what they don't then you're a fool and you should be in a different business.

Most of what we report from Congress they don't care about unless it affects them directly.

One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News' ratings go up is because people who don't normally watch news are watching then. The question is, do you want to attract people who don't watch network news or fight over the people who do?

I think we have erred on the side of being too conservative so far, to tell you the truth.

I'm sensitive about my image of being hard to reach.

I don't think the news department will have to lie down and play dead like it has in the past. By and large the network has been understanding, but then so have I.