Values Are Not Trendy Items

In Journalism, There Has Always Been A Tension Between Getting It First And Getting It Right.

Instant Opinion Is An Oxymoron. You Don't Get Real Opinions In An Instant. You Get Reactions.

We Each Have A Litany Of Holiday Rituals And Everyday Habits That We Hold On To, And We Often Greet Radical Innovation With The Enthusiasm Of A Baby Meeting A New Sitter. We Defend Against It And - Not Always, But Often Enough - Reject It. Slowly We Adjust, But Only If We Have To.

Pro-choice Supporters Are Often Heard Using The Cool Language Of The Courts And The Vocabulary Of Rights. Americans Who Are Deeply Ambivalent About Abortion Often Miss The Sound Of Caring.

Maybe At 20 You Can Write Well, But I Don't Think You Could Do What I Do. Some Things Have To Happen To You First.