I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions matter most.

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People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're wrong.

People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're wrong.

I get involved in the beginning, less in the middle, and very much at the...

I get involved in the beginning, less in the middle, and very much at the...

Start in a small TV station so you can make all of your embarrassing mistakes...

Start in a small TV station so you can make all of your embarrassing mistakes...

I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.

I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.

An investigation may take six months. A quick interview, profile, a day.

Great questions make great reporting.

Great questions make great reporting.

I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our...

I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our...

People tend to vote the present tense - not the subjective.

People tend to vote the present tense - not the subjective.

Competition is easier to accept if you realize it is not an act of oppression...

Competition is easier to accept if you realize it is not an act of oppression...

The most fun is getting paid to learn things.

The most fun is getting paid to learn things.

I like talking. I didn't know at the time I would have to worry so...

I like talking. I didn't know at the time I would have to worry so...

Every time somebody tries to go in and reinvent what we do, it always ends...

Every time somebody tries to go in and reinvent what we do, it always ends...

Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in...

Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in...

I don't know why I'm saying I'm brave.

I don't know why I'm saying I'm brave.

I have a liberal definition of news because I think news can be what excites...

I have a liberal definition of news because I think news can be what excites...

Part of this new world of completely improvisational terrorism is that there were codes of...

Part of this new world of completely improvisational terrorism is that there were codes of...

We did exactly what everybody in the country did, watching it. You entered this state...

We did exactly what everybody in the country did, watching it. You entered this state...

If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like...

If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like...

I don't think it's about entertainment. I think it's about being ourselves.

I don't think it's about entertainment. I think it's about being ourselves.

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?