Attempting To Get At Truth

The Camera Cannot Lie, But It Can Be An Accessory To Untruth.

When I First Came To The United States In 1956 I Fell In Love With Things - Mainly The Vitality And The Freedoms.

The Credibility Of A Newspaper Or News Magazine Is Essential So You Can Check It For Accuracy. I'm Not Saying It's Not Valuable. One Can Make A Case For Just Running Everything. Just Run It! That's One Of The Advantages Of The Web, You Can Run Everything - But You Don't Help The Reader Find Out What's Important.

I Think A Lot Of Newspapers Have Lost Touch With That Sense Of Community, Which So Impressed Me As A Teenager When I Had To Knock On People's Doors.

My Wife [tina Brown] Co-founded The Daily Beast, So I Have No Hostility To The Web Or Internet. A Number Of Print Friends Of Mine Regard It As The Worst Thing That's Ever Happened, But I Don't.