Dictionary Quote by John Pilger

“Many journalists now are no more than channelers and echoers of what George Orwell called the 'official truth'. They simply cipher and transmit lies.…

— John Pilger

Well, I don't know about objectivity, but I know for certain that it's always possible for a professional journalist who understands what he or…

— Jim Lehrer

As a journalist, I try to be as fact-based and objective as possible, though I'm also aware that objectivity is an illusion. This way…

— Vanessa Grigoriadis

A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesn't work.…

— Nate Silver

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

— Michael Arrington

I don't believe that there's such a thing as objectivity in much of journalism, but I think there is a serious effort to and…

— Jann Wenner

We're journalists, and so it's our job to be impartial and provide a fair and thorough assessment of what's happening on the ground from…

— Clarissa Ward

Whenever a journalist says to me, "Oh, you don't understand, I'm impartial, I'm objective," I know what he's saying. I can decode it immediately.…

— John Pilger

I believe that absolute objectivity does not exist. American journalists, although they try to be objective, always lean one way or another. They repeat…

— Tomas Borge

It should be apparent that the belief in objectivity in journalism, as in other professions, is not just a claim about what kind of…

— Michael Schudson

When you are being anti-lie or pro-truth, you come across as being anti-Trump or pro-Democrat, and it's a very tough thing for those of…

— Dana Bash

I have prided myself with striving for objectivity, something many literary-minded critics dismiss as impossible. But in Washington, reporters are practically the only people…

— Jon Weisman