Transmitting Information Is Easier Than Creating Understanding.

It's A Fascinating Time, I Think. I Do Believe That With All The Qualifications I've Said - [such As] The Uncertain Accuracy Of The Web - Nonetheless The Access To Speeches, Documents Is Unparalleled With The Ease Of Gathering Information. If I Had Had That Access When I Was An Editor Or Coming Up, It Would Have Made My Life So Much Easier. As It Was, Everything Took So Much Longer.

Attempting To Get At Truth Means Rejecting Stereotypes And Cliches.

The Credibility Of A Newspaper Or News Magazine Is Essential So You Can Check It For Accuracy. I'm Not Saying It's Not Valuable. One Can Make A Case For Just Running Everything. Just Run It! That's One Of The Advantages Of The Web, You Can Run Everything - But You Don't Help The Reader Find Out What's Important.

When Came The Invasion Of Privacy.that Kind Of Thing Turns The Newspaper From A Friendly Organ - Not Necessarily Appeasing Everybody - Into The Enemy. It's One Reason Why Newspapers Have Suffered Circulation Falls.

The 'gatekeepers' Became A Term Of Revile. But When You Think About The Flow Of Information, I Personally Value Immensely The Calibration A News Organ, Whether It's On The Web Or In Print, Brings To The Floodwaters Of Information. I Haven't The Time To Read All The Dispatches Of The Associated Press, For Example. It's Fantastic What They Put Out, It's Extremely Good, From All Over The World. I Like When Someone Acts As A Filter.