You have a specific, defined audience-at MTV, they assume the audience to the news is 15 to 30 years old and they do a lot of research about the things they're interested in.

Online, you have things like Slate Magazine, which has a lot of commentary and analysis of stories, so it gives you a fuller picture. I would compare that to a news magazine or the New Republic.

At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.

The constant variety is the most interesting part of my job.

Knowing policy does help make the gossip more understandable.

I worked at NBC and MTV for two years, and it was very interesting to see the comparisons of audiences and the way that I would have to present a story to the two different places.

In the New York Times, you're going to get completely different information than you would in the USA Today.