Bill Dedman Quotes

I want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.

I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides.

The good journalist is never objective. He is always neutral.

Journalists aren't supposed to be cheerleaders.

Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.

You could say that any book that takes a position is not fair, unless you keep saying, 'On the one hand, on the other...' and take a great deal of trouble to present both sides. That kind of journalism tends not to be very interesting.

I believe the most important thing for the media is to be objective, fair, and balanced. We should not report a story with preconceptions or prejudice.

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 of the fundamentals of good journalism.

On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any way.

I want to have a media platform that is an honest broker and not just a mouthpiece for a political party.

I think the idea of journalists being neutral is very important.

And you can't really cover people critically that you're friends with.

I was trained as journalist never to use the word 'I,' never to put my own opinion there. In fact, if you had a dollar or a euro for every time I use the word 'I,' you would be a poor person. But this is not true in general. I like the idea of being able to stand away and make a judgement.

I'm not a partisan.

The journalistic code of ethics governing the broadcasts requires that opposing views be presented, and that journalists' personal opinions or judgments be left out of factual reporting.

I think by laying it out for the viewer I'm avoiding the issue of bias.

In this day and age, much of journalism is about right or left, conservative or liberal, and 'The Observer' is just that: an observer. It is about truth.

Although... the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States.

I'm very partisan, but I'm also very fair.

When I hear people say that Fox News is right wing, I know that's not true, because I'm the one doing the news. It's my show, and there's no place for opinion on my show. It's uninteresting to me.

I am not a rabid partisan.

I don't think journalists should talk about whom they're voting for.

You learn not to get attached to one side .... You take both sides.

A liberal is a man who's too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.

Unanimity is important because it signals that the justices can rise above their differences and interpret the law without partisanship.