One night, as he prepared to be governor of Maryland, William Donald Schaefer sat down for a simple, one-on-one television interview. The interview lasted about 60 minutes, and so did the program that followed later that night. This is known as journalism.

Not long before he became mayor of Baltimore, Kurt L. Schmoke sat down in his state’s attorney’s office at the city courthouse for a similar one-on-one television interview. This lasted about 60 minutes, and so did the program that followed. This, too, is known as journalism.