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I spend time in the classroom. I think more of them aren't political science than are political science. I particularly like talking to journalism students.

I'm not sophisticated when it comes to politics, when it comes to journalism.

I'm not a big fan of journalism schools, except those that are organized around a liberal arts education. Have an understanding of history, economics and political science - and then learn to write.

Journalism students need to understand it and need a solid background in the liberal arts, in sociology, economics, literature and language, because they won't get it later on.

I tried to steer the student newspaper toward more pertinent information instead of the usual gossip and bull.

My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home. We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then we'd discuss it with our parents.

When I was in college, there were a couple years there where I was just not sure what to do, and it was actually my mom who suggested I take some journalism classes.

I am a student of stupidity. I am a political reporter.

There are many roads to journalism. My feeling is that your best bet in college is to study the subjects you will want to write about, whether politics, the environment or the law.

Stanford had no journalism program so I just learned by doing, effectively.