Tabitha Soren Quotes

If The Breaking News Event Has Something To Do With Young People, Specifically With Mtv's Audience, There Was A Higher Chance That I Would Actually Go Cover It With A Television Camera Instead Of Just Write The Story Myself And Read It On The Air.

Caring About Policy Is Important - People In Washington Forget.

It's Nice To Know About Something As Soon As It Happens, And Obviously A Newspaper Can't Provide That.

It's Not Like I Just Have To Go To Washington And Go To The White House Everyday, And Go To The Same Press Conference At 10 In The Morning And Then Be Briefed At 4 In The Afternoon, And Then Get A Story On At 6.

Online, You Have Things Like Slate Magazine, Which Has A Lot Of Commentary And Analysis Of Stories, So It Gives You A Fuller Picture. I Would Compare That To A News Magazine Or The New Republic.

The Constant Variety Is The Most Interesting Part Of My Job.

Some Of Those Stories In Local Newspapers Are Just As Dull And Boring As The Stories That I Get From On-line Services, Which Are Basically Sort Of Straight News.

When I Was A Freelancer, I Thought This Journalism Thing Was A Racket, And Now That I'm Where I Am Now, I Know It's A Racket.

You Have A Specific, Defined Audience-at Mtv, They Assume The Audience To The News Is 15 To 30 Years Old And They Do A Lot Of Research About The Things They're Interested In.

Knowing Policy Does Help Make The Gossip More Understandable.

If The Breaking News Story Had To Do With Hard News, Politics Specifically, I Had A Lot To Do With It. If It Had To Do With Music, Kurt Loder Was More Involved.

At Nbc I Wasn't Really Sure If The Grandparents Were Going To Get My Sense Of Humor On A Particular Topic.