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It's the nature of journalism to need to be close to your subjects. And either you're able to be tough on them, which a lot of us are, or you get in bed with them, and some people do.

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

Journalism is a kind of profession, or craft, or racket, for people who never wanted to grow up and go out into the real world.

I always like to have a buffer between me and journalism in general. Not just a reporter, but journalism.

I think the key to being a journalist is getting your subject to feel comfortable enough to talk about stuff they want to talk about and the stuff they like and don't like, and still feel comfortable about it.

I don't think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.

Internet journalism is not a world we know very well at all. It's conducted more on the screen and less in bars, which makes it rather less useful for getting stories about people throwing up over one another, which is what one's after.

We don't go into journalism to be popular. It is our job to seek the truth and put constant pressure on our leaders until we get answers.

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