Was nominated for a CableACE Award in the Newscaster category for her work on "CNN Sunday Morning" in 1995
Attended the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism
Her first job in broadcast journalism was working as a reporter for WCIV-TV in Charleston, S․C
Quote: "From a business standpoint, there's enough international news on the air․ But I think journalism is about education, educating viewers․ From that perspective, we don't do nearly enough international news․"
Quote: "I think it's a myth that anyone can see any story without bringing their own view into the picture․ What I think is critical is that we be aware of our won subjective judgment and that we be fair․"
During her time with CNN, she covered U․S․ military operations in Somalia and Bosnia, the Columbine High School shootings, the trial of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and the 1996 bombing at Centennial Olympic Park
Worked as a White House and Capitol Hill correspondent for CBS News, anchoring coverage of the September 11th attacks, the military intervention in Afghanistan and the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks