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The courage in journalism is sticking up for the unpopular, not the popular.

I don't think that my kind of journalism has ever been universally popular. It's lonely out here.

Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.

People may expect too much of journalism. Not only do they expect it to be entertaining, they expect it to be true.

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.

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

Journalism makes you think fast. You have to speak to people in all walks of life. Especially local journalism.

Journalism has changed tremendously because of the democratization of information. Anybody can put something up on the Internet. It's harder and harder to find what the truth is.

In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its unique ability to provide a truly adversarial check on those in power.

Look, everybody in journalism has a reputation of sorts.