I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, was certainly not cowed in covering the aftermath of Katrina.

Poorer people tend to watch more television because they can't afford other diversions.

Always point your finger at the chest of the person with whom you are being photographed. You will appear dynamic. And no photo editor can crop you from the picture.

Zuckerberg had the good sense to know both his own limitations and interests. He wanted an executive who would free him to do what he loved: code, and enhancing the Facebook platform.

Perhaps the biggest problem in journalism is the cult divide between journalists and corporate owners.

Passion without focus can lead you astray.

The digital revolution is almost as disruptive to the traditional media business as electricity was to the candle business.

Objective is the wrong word. Rather, it's fairness. Objectivity is a false God. Instead we should strive for fairness and transparency.

If the Ivy League was the breeding ground for the elites of the American Century, Stanford is the farm system for Silicon Valley.

The importance of humility. We need the humility to know that truth can be ephemeral, that this can be but one version of the truth.

The digital revolution has disrupted most traditional media: newspapers, magazines, books, record companies, radio.

There are those who believe a liberal or a conservative bias permeates the media. I don't. The operative press bias is one that favors conflict, not ideology, and it is lashed by a market-driven bias to boost ratings or circulation with more wow stories, more sizzle.