It's the job of a newspaperman to spur the lazy, watch the weak, expose the corrupt.
I operate by sense of smell. If something smells wrong, I go to work.
I've always tried to emphasize the personal side of journalism. It makes my points about clean government more effective and it does not put people to sleep the way some of my thumb-sucking colleagues do.
I have pioneered more libel law than any other newspaperman.