The country is only as strong as its journalism - that's the way democracies work. The higher the quality of the information, the better informed the electorate is and the better the government runs.
Scott PelleyThe quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about it, journalism is one of the pillars on which our society is perched.
Scott PelleyScience doesn't care, by and large, what the answers are. It's only interested in getting the right answer. And journalism should be very much that way.
Scott Pelley