Able Quote by Clarissa Ward

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…

— Bill Kurtis

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

— Jorge Ramos

have a lot of respect for the responsibility that journalists have to ask tough questions, to hold the administration accountable and to be advocates…

— Josh Earnest

People are sometimes having trouble deciphering what is true, and what is journalism with integrity, and what is not. It is incumbent upon us…

— Rachel Martin

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

— Jorge Ramos

A journalist covering politics, most of us are aware of the necessity to try to be sure we're unbiased in our reporting. That's one…

— Walter Cronkite

Journalists hold themselves apart, and above, the common person. They have rules designed to ensure their objectivity and impartiality.

— Michael Arrington

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

— Michael Pollan

Letting journalism be from the perspective of the journalist. It's usually a no-no, and journalists are encouraged to be completely objective.

— Marisa Tomei

Speaking generally, people who are drawn to journalism are interested in what happens from the ground up less than they are from the top…

— Tom Brokaw

When it comes to racism, discrimination, corruption, public lies, dictatorships, and human rights, you have to take a stand as a reporter because I…

— Jorge Ramos

I know we journalists have a reputation for being cynics. We do. It's our job to question - everything.

— Brooke Baldwin