Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.
The ethic of the journalist is to recognize one’s prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print.
In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.
Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles.
Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.
I am neither Republican nor Democrat. I am a registered independent because I find that I cast my votes not on the basis of party loyalty but on the issues of the moment and my assessment of the candidates.
There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
The profession of journalism ought to be about telling people what they need to know – not what they want to know.
If that is what makes us liberals, so be it, just as long as in reporting the news we adhere to the first ideals of good journalism – that news reports must be fair, accurate and unbiased.
Ethics must be reintroduced to public service to restore people’s faith in government. Without such faith, democracy cannot flourish. Your ambitious agenda is filling a desperate need.
