You Have To Go Where The Story

At The End Of The Day, I'm Reading The News. I'm Not Digging Ditches. I'm Not Fighting Fires. It's A Long Day, And It's A Lot Of Responsibility, And It Can Be A Little Bewildering Sometimes With The Schedule. But, You Know, It's A Job, And They Pay Me Well To Do A Job.

Mr. [donald] Trump, For Five Years, You Perpetuated A False Claim That The Nation's First Black President Was Not A Natural-born Citizen. You Questioned His Legitimacy. In The Last Couple Of Weeks, You Acknowledged What Most Americans Have Accepted For Years: The President Was Born In The United States.

As Americans We Rightfully Place Tremendous Value On Having A Free And Independent Press. Our Role As Journalists Is To Give Voice To The Voiceless, And Hold Our Leaders And Institutions Accountable. But The Circle Is Only Completed When That Information Is Consumed By A Free Thinking And Engaged Audience.

I Don't Expect Us To Cover All The Issues Of This Campaign [2016] Tonight, But I Remind Everyone, There Are Two More Presidential Debates Scheduled. We Are Going To Focus On Many Of The Issues That Voters Tell Us Are Most Important, And We're Going To Press For Specifics.

One Of The Most Important Skills At [reporting] Is Not So Much What Comes Out Of Your Mouth But What You Hear. To Listen. When You Interview People, It's Very Important To Understand The Nuances Of What They're Saying And To Understand When They Have Actually Made News-when They've Told You Something That They Haven't Told Anybody Else.