September 29, 2009
Diane Sawyer: 'We're on a giant planet of non-stop yakking'
Diane Sawyer doesn't talk about her upcoming new gig on ABC's World News - other than to say it's "an enormous honor" - in the new Capitol File magazine. But she does talk about a few other things, including:
Are you a spiritual person? "I pray for good lighting (laughs). Yes, in some undefined way. There's a lot we cannot know - a lot we cannot fathom."
How many hours of sleep do you get a night? "Maybe four, which is a good night for me. Five is a complete luxury. About 14 a night on the weekends."
What have been the biggest changes you've observed in television journalism? "Three networks (once) controlled a sense of informational priority in American, and it had a reassuring consistency. Now we're on a giant planet of non-stop yakking - all of us, all the time - and we're redefining what it is to be informed. And the traditional sources are no longer the defining ones."
What are your least favorite stories to work on? "I will confess I find the stories about transient TV shows to be a little hard."
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