It seems to me we are losing our way in an effort to get the ratings.

The first step in good reporting is good snooping.

If the first lady is concerned about this Internet cycle, what would she have done during the heyday when there was 12, 13 editions of a paper in one day? What would she have done with that news cycle?

You would be amazed what the ordinary guy knows.

We have entered an era vibrating with the din of small voices. Every citizen can be a reporter, can take on the powers that be.

Some of the best news stories start in gossip. Monica Lewinsky certainly was gossip in the beginning. I had heard it months before I printed it.