Artie had an eye for what worked visually and what didn't. He was invaluable to me. |
Confrontation is not a dirty word. Sometimes it's the best kind of journalism as long you don't confront people just for the sake of a confrontation. |
He can thread a needle with a well-turned phrase. |
He had a knack for getting things out of people that others never got out of them — niches and hidden moments that they never shared with anyone. But they did with Mike. |
He was probably the best-blocking running back I ever saw. He was just an outstanding player who always knew how to keep the team loose. He always had everyone laughing when he would pull tricks on guys. |
I can tell you categorically that we at 60 Minutes did not pay Michael Jackson one cent. |
I have a built-in bias against reporters who have axes to grind. I think there are reporters that allow their own bias to encroach on their journalism, and that's a crime against journalism. |
I plan to die at my desk. |
It sits as a force in your hand. You can change stations with a button. You change advertisers' income. You force networks to think about every fifteen minutes of programming now. |
Let's give the conventions back to the politicians. If we think there's any news, we can tack it on afterward as commentary. But the conventions should be their show, not ours. |
You know that clicker? |
You know that clicker? It's going to change the world more than any other thing. |