how do you see that changing in the future?
there will be more competition, which is good, because it makes us better. in the end, we’ll be more thorough. good, solid journalism always prevails.

with all the media-related scandals we’ve seen over the last couple of years, how can journalists like yourself keep people’s trust?
i think we just have to do it better. if you have a sensitive or explosive story, you don’t air it unless you really have it, or the consumers will lose confidence. are we a perfect profession? no. journalists are human. they make mistakes. but i like to say that journalism is the first draft of history. the first draft. if you make a mistake, you have to acknowledge it, you have to fix it, you have to get an explanation on the air as quickly as possible. as long as we’re fair, as long as we’re thorough, people will trust us.

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