Morning ritual
I wake up between 5:30 and 6:30am – determined by a complex algorithm on the day's agenda and how cooperative my kids are being. I check overnight emails and digest a mix of news.

Required reading
The New York Times, followed by an expansive cocktail of print, broadcast, and online sources. I spend a lot of time with Yahoo's homepage and Yahoo News. In this business, you must consume a constant diet of news and information.

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