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People are worried about what's going to happen to journalism - and they should be. Every day, the blogosphere is getting better and print media is getting worse; you have to be an idiot not to see that.

The fundamentals of what journalism is about don't necessarily change. What will change is the delivery of news.

The thing that bothers me about journalism is the false equivalency we sometimes place on certain issues.

There isn't as much passion and outrage in today's newspapers. That may be because of a corporate decision, but they've lost their personality.

I can't think in terms of journalism without thinking in terms of political ends. Unless there's been a reaction, there's been no journalism. It's cause and effect.

If journalism is good, it is controversial, by its nature.

Journalism is a craft that takes years to learn. It's like golf. You never get it right all the time. It's a game of fewer errors, better facts, and better reporting.

Journalism is concerned with events, poetry with feelings. Journalism is concerned with the look of the world, poetry with the feel of the world.

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.

The 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.