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I got into journalism because I came of age in the '60s. It just seemed one way for me to get things done.

When I was 26 or 27, I gave up journalism. I came to England after my mom died, to let serendipity take its course. And I just found myself back in journalism again.

My favorite thing is still journalism. I'm almost 50. This has been my life ever since I was in college.

In a time of transition for journalism all around the world, it's reassuring to know that some of the old ways endure.

I've never wanted to do anything but be a newspaperman ever since I was 13.

I got my start in lefty journalism as a labor reporter at 'In These Times', and it's in my blood.

When I was young, I flirted with the idea of a career in journalism on one hand and politics on the other.

In the '50s and '60s, journalism wasn't a profession. It wasn't something you went to college for - it was really more of a trade. You had a lot of guys who came up working in newspapers at the copy desk, or delivery boys, and then they would somehow become reporters afterward and learn on the job.

I always wanted to be some kind of writer or newspaper reporter. But after college... I did other things.

I think that having a job in journalism, despite all of the changes, is still a fantastic way to be - make a living observing your society and having a chance to use your voice.