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.

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.

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.

I cover media people the way they cover politicians.