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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.

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

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

Objective journalism is one of the main reasons that American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long.

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.

Good journalism, I think, represents life and if you try to organize something too neatly it usually blows up in your face and doesn't really happen the way you want it to.

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.

So many differing opinions and philosophies... are rarely housed under the roof of a single magazine.

Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.

If I were writing an article for the newspaper, it would be thesis statement, information, information, supporting arguments. That would be the setup. When I'm making a documentary, the pacing of the film and the way that you sort of switch from character to character - all of those are more about storytelling than straight journalism.