John Hardie is Chief Executive of ITN. In this in-depth interview, he talks through his career and how he ended up in television news, despite a 14-year ‘detour’ at Proctor and Gamble and Disney; reveals how he turned ITN around despite a challenging start with a 'black hole' in its pension fund; discusses the future of journalism and ITN's role in it; strongly supports News at Ten's revamped style, arguing its anchors are right to mix commentary with their reporting; and shares his worry that rising extremism is threatening journalism.