It seems like a long time ago now. But it hasn’t even been six months since I got fired by ABC News. I think the reason that it seems far away to me is that what I am doing is so consuming of my energy, my skill sets, my ambition. There’s also this: having left ABC News, it feels like I stepped out of a velvet coffin.
That sounds nasty. But I don’t mean it that way. I don’t have hard feelings against ABC News or anyone there. And my former colleagues keep showing just how vital their work can be; Mary Bruce’s fearless questioning of President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this week proves that. It’s just that there was, for me, a stasis, as if I was sone ancient insect enjoying the sun as the amber hardened around me, and through that golden haze the world kept on evolving.
Well, for better or worse, I’m out in the wild again. And for the most part, I don’t look back. Never have, my whole life.
But today was different. John Harwood, whom I have known for forty years, and who has his own history in “corporate media,” invited me to a conversation on old and new media, and more. And because it was John, it was smart and insightful and fun. I’m grateful for the opportunity, and I think you’ll really like this one.
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Terry
