Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.
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News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.
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My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.
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The code of the road is, if there is anything to eat, eat; if there is a place to sit, sit; if there is a restroom, go.
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Walking into a room filled with people you don't know but who know you brings out your worst vulnerabilities.
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News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.
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The idea of stardom was difficult to grasp. It was like being schizophrenic; there was her, the woman on television, and the real me.
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By far my most perilous assignment was covering a tank car explosion.
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In interviews I gave early on in my career, I was quoted as saying it was possible to have it all: a dynamic job, marriage, and children. In some respects, I was a social adolescent.
