Michel Gondry Quotes

Journalists aren't supposed to be cheerleaders.

I want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.

Journalists hold themselves apart, and above, the common person. They have rules designed to ensure their objectivity and impartiality.

What you realize hanging out with investigative reporters is that, while they may be personally liberal, they don't let that get in the way of a good story.

I think the term 'fair reporting' is overused when it comes to journalism. I think saying they want to report evenly is more accurate.

I've met many journalists who impress me with their ability to play it straight. I think they're the exception to the rule.

And you can't really cover people critically that you're friends with.

We journalists make it a point to know very little about an extremely wide variety of topics; this is how we stay objective.

There are some programs on FOX that are not only fair and balanced, they're commentary shows. They don't have to be. But they brag about how fair and balanced they are. They don't cover rallies and tea parties. They cheer lead for rallies and tea parties. And as a journalist, I am totally against that.

There's a longstanding tradition that journalists don't cheer in the press box. They have opinions, like anyone else, but they are expected to keep those opinions out of their work.

The whole sort of debate of classic objective journalism versus a new immersion journalism - that can go on forever... I made no bones about my position: I don't think you can be objective.

Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.

I'd never compromise my position as a journalist by having a friendly relationship with a politician.

I do not subscribe to the advocacy journalism school. It's not who I am and not who CNN wants me to be.

When a reporter sits down at the typewriter, he's nobody's friend.

The good journalist is never objective. He is always neutral.

The Newspaper wants me to by neutral with respect to Germany, as if anyone could be neutral in this war.

I want to stress the importance of being fair to our readers. You should not impose your own view and prejudice on the readers and try to lead them to a conclusion. As a reader, I understand what a fair report is.

Stop pretending journalists are anything other than the Hillary PR team.

A journalist covering politics, most of us are aware of the necessity to try to be sure we're unbiased in our reporting. That's one of the fundamentals of good journalism.

I want to have a media platform that is an honest broker and not just a mouthpiece for a political party.

Being an independent reporter with legal knowledge fits me better than being an attorney who is representing one side or one goal.

There has been far too much of journalists deciding they are on the side of something and going out to get the story, instead of truth seeking which is a different thing.

As for being an objective journalist? That's easy. I want what everyone else wants: the truth.

I think the idea of journalists being neutral is very important.