>> i think shh th is a great time to continue that tradition. i think that a two-fisted columnist who is, you know, it's a tired cliche, but comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. that's what i do. >> you write two or three times a week. >> i do. >> it seems like this day and age it's been taken over by blogging. >> i do a little bit of that. i do a little bit of television. i'm trying to learn new tricks. what i prefer and enjoy the most is the old-fashioned column. i think now is the time for newspapers to, rather than deemphasize that, go strong with that. we have -- it's reporting oriented. i think that's what makes a difference. if you're doing old-fashioned city style column, you've got to get away from your desk and get out on the streets. >> do you think too many reporters sit behind a decks, report by e-mail, don't go out