You have to be precise. You have to be specific, but you want to be accurate. That is first and foremost. You want to be on top of the story, but words do matter.

If you are a reliable, honest journalist, sources will open up and trust you and share good information.

I love covering stories that have huge historic impacts.

My inclination, as an old-school, classically trained journalist, is not to go with a story unless I have it hard. It's not good enough to say something based on rumors that were flying around.

I eat right. I exercise. I run 5 miles a day on the treadmill.

When I finished grad school, I sort of fell into journalism. Someone mentioned that there was an entry level job at the Reuters News Agency. I applied, and, to my amazement, I got the job.

I'm a season ticket holder to the Washington Wizards, and I love going to Washington Nationals and Redskins games.