I Am Immensely Contrite. And

I Don't Know How One Would Define An Affirmative-action Hire. I Ultimately Do Not Know What Role Race Played In My Hiring.

I Feel Like I Delivered A Blow, An Unfortunate Blow To A Profession That Not Only Did I Personally Love Doing But That I Value For Society.

Once I Had A Better Beat, I Needed To Have An Even Better One. And Somewhere In That Climbing, I Lost Sight Of, Sort Of, My Moral And Ethical Underpinnings.

I Am Making Amends And Seeking Forgiveness. My Only Hope Is That Some Good Can Come Out Of My Situation.

I Fooled Some Of The Most Brilliant People In Journalism.