I think you should be able to have a press conference without having reporters key in on certain divisive issues.
That being said, even if we cannot achieve it, journalism that strives toward objectivity and fairness has an important place in our society. So, too, does being honest and open when presenting our own opinions, as you do so well in your book
I'm a working journalist. I'm interested in all points of view, and I draw conclusions based on facts, not just on opinions.
I do not subscribe to the advocacy journalism school. It's not who I am and not who CNN wants me to be.
There is a long-standing tradition in the mainstream press of middle-of-the-road journalism that is objective and fair. I would hate to see that fall victim to a panic about the Fox effect.
If a liberal News channel were launched it would fall flat on its face.
Without the balancing context of everyday life, all you have is the news, and news by its nature is generally bad.
I believe that 'advocacy journalism' is not an oxymoron. If that means that I'm going to disrupt the cable, partisan fracas of obsession over what this means from left and right, then so be it. I will be disruptive of it.
