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There is a real hunger for information about Obama and a sense that information is not being covered or, in some cases, even being withheld. There is a sense that there are elements of the media that are protective of Obama, that they would rather block a story that is embarassing about Obama than let the American public decide.

The journalists are so devoted to Obama. They are such sycophants that they're worried about access.

I think as journalists, we have to keep our distance from power.

When journalists forget that our job is to question and annoy those in power, there can be huge consequences.

There is an institutional cynicism that causes reporters to question everything the President says, and the motives of everything the President and his Administration try to accomplish.

The most important responsibility we have as journalists is to question those who are in power. I honestly believe that.

The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms.

The fact is that in a way, journalists become a kind of default in the system when you don't have substantive two-party back-and-forth inside of the government.

Well, when you come down to it, I don't see that a reporter could do much to a president, do you?

As Americans, we rightfully place tremendous value on having a free and independent press. Our role as journalists is to give voice to the voiceless, and hold our leaders and institutions accountable. But the circle is only completed when that information is consumed by a free-thinking and engaged audience.