Every call we make regarding any story is a serious one. But anything of this nature is a difficult call. We have to be sensitive to the viewers and at the same time be responsible and present what are, in essence, horrific acts occurring. |
For us, this is very much ending our mourning period and trying now to start fresh, to aggressively get back into the game. Peter?s legacy is everywhere, in everything we do. |
For us, this is very much ending our mourning period and trying now to start fresh, to aggressively get back into the game. Peter's legacy is everywhere, in everything we do. |
He has kept that mostly to himself. I know it has affected him. He's a very compassionate and genuine person and I can tell that it has affected him greatly. |
He participates regularly in our 9 a.m. editorial meeting, and I hear from him, usually multiple times, throughout the day. When he thinks we've done well, he lets us know. And when the broadcast isn't up to his standards, we hear that, too. He's home and watching. |
I don't think there was anyone more frustrated or disappointed. I've never known Peter to miss a day of work, let alone on a huge story like this. |
If we all knew what device was going to be the most effective way of getting content five years from now, we could retire. Everybody is competing to get the attention of people and get them to use their device to get content. |
It does, in my mind, turn the broadcast almost into a special event every night because you now have a much more dynamic broadcast that can respond and react to things much quicker and much easier than one person sitting behind a desk. |
It's a big deal. It's not every day that Western media is allowed into Iran. |
It's an incredible time to be there and it's incredible to be there at all. |
It's been a difficult time for this broadcast. We've been dealing with a very painful situation, and we're grateful for all the help we've been getting from Charlie and Elizabeth and Bob. |
It's important for people to have a first-hand look as to what's going on. That became very clear during Katrina. All these people are reporters at heart, and they need to go do what they do best. |
It's something our teams are aware of, and we're taking some precautions. |
One thing we know: This is his legacy, to cover foreign news, to cover it aggressively. |
Our attention will be focused on this story for a long time to come. One of the things that are challenging to us is that there are so many different angles to this story and places that require our attention. |