My goal, as always, is simply to inform the public about an issue that is nearly impossible for them to learn about on their own. That is my only goal as a reporter.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Being a journalist, you write what you see. If we can't do that, what use are we? I turned years of training on myself.
I envision a future where there'll be 300 million reporters, where anyone from anywhere can report for any reason. It's freedom of participation absolutely realized.
I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information.
We journalists make it a point to know very little about an extremely wide variety of topics; this is how we stay objective.
The journalistic endeavor - at least theoretically - is grounded in objectivity. The goal is to get you to understand what happened, when and to whom.
If you're a good journalist, what you do is live a lot of things vicariously, and report them for other people who want to live vicariously.
A journalist enjoys a privileged position. In exchange for not being able to participate in the rough-and-tumble issues of a community, we are given license to observe it all, based on the understanding that we'll tell everyone what happens fairly and squarely. That's harder than it sounds.
I wanted to be a journalist because I like to ask questions. And I like the idea that someone might feel responsible for answering them.
A basic rule of life for reporters is that you should spend your time talking with and learning about people who are not sending you press releases, rather than those who are.
As a reporter, I approach every situation knowing that everyone has his or her own agenda. It's not a bad thing; it's just a fact.