Writing never comes easy. The difference between Page 2 and Page Nothing is the difference between life and death.
The wishes of the terrorists were fulfilled in part by easily distracted members of the american press who chose gossip and schadenfreude-fueled reporting over a story with immeasurable consequences for the public - a story that was developing right in front of their eyes.
The upside of web-based journalism is that everybody gets a chance. The downside is that everybody gets a chance.
Television is a visual medium. You have to create some kind of visual interest. And it's entertainment for your eyes.
People don't live their lives in a series of scenes that form a dramatic narrative, they don't speak in dialogue, they're not lit by a cinematographer or scored by a composer. The properties of real life and the properties of drama have almost nothing to do with each other. The difference between writing about reporters and being a reporter is the same as the difference between drawing a building and building a building.
It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling.