When You Have Self-respect, You Have Enough.

To Hear How Special And Wonderful We Are Is Endlessly Enthralling.

When You Have Self-respect, You Have Enough.

By Listening, By Caring, By Playing You Back To Yourself, Friends Ratify Your Better Instincts And Endorse Your Unique Worth. Friends Validate You.

Journalism Today Is Obviously In A Major Transition. Going To Journalism School, Learning How To Write, Working Your Way Up In A Little Paper In Decatur, Georgia And Then Moving To Atlanta And Then Maybe To New York: It's Just Over. You Have To Have A Whole Other Set Of Skills Now. You Have To Be A Videographer, You Have To Do Social Media. You Can't Do A Long, Thoughtful, Insightful Piece If You Don't Have The Time To Do Reporting, Particularly Reporting Around Somebody Who Doesn't Want To Be Known Or An Issue That Doesn't Want To Reveal Itself.

Speed As A Drug Disorganizes The Personality; Speed As The Goal Of Information Dissemination Commits A Subtler Crime. People Are Mainlining Our Words. We Rarely Read Of The Rational Alternatives, Only Of The Commands That All Must Change Or Else. This Is A Prescription For Public Panic.