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With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms.

In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its unique ability to provide a truly adversarial check on those in power.

When I was in journalism school, you were taught to be completely objective. But we don't see that anymore.

Americans deserve journalists who provide responsible, objective reporting.

Journalism is what we need to make democracy work.

It's one of the biggest fibs going that American newspapers are now being forced to give up their commitment to investigative reporting. Most of them gave up long ago as their greedy managements squeezed every cent out of the bottom line and turned their newsrooms into eunuchs.

If journalism is good, it is controversial, by its nature.

Journalism is a craft that takes years to learn. It's like golf. You never get it right all the time. It's a game of fewer errors, better facts, and better reporting.

I can only speak as an American, but most journalism here isn't doing its job any more. It's about selling stuff.