Jim Lynch Quotes

We need ethical journalism. There is also capacity limitations in journalism.

It's the broadcaster's dilemma. Are we true journalists? I don't know if I am or not.

Journalism: A profession whose business is to explain to others what it personally does not understand.

Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.

But the reporter has the responsibility to determine, number one, whether that is true, and number two, to make a judgment as to whether it's in the public interest and whether or not it should be part of the debate.

The first duty of a newspaper is to be accurate. If it be accurate, it follows that it is fair.

'The Guardian,' with its deep journalistic traditions, is careful about context and explanation. It sees itself as a gatekeeper, and it worries about consequences.

We in the media should be breaking the news and not making the news.

There are all sorts of despicable people who journalists have done interviews with, and it's been useful. Isn't more information better than less information?

There is kind of this spirit in journalism to tell both sides of the story and to just let the listeners choose what they want to choose, and I understand that, and there's a place for it, but on some issues, we really do need to take a stand.

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

As any journalist will tell you, there are few professional situations as vexing as when a friend becomes involved in a major story that you feel you must cover.

In any event, the proper question isn't what a journalist thinks is relevant but what his or her audience thinks is relevant. Denying people information they would find useful because you think they shouldn't find it useful is censorship, not journalism.

The responsibility that I feel is to do as good a job as a journalist as I can possibly do.

At CNN, our view is that good journalism equals good business.

Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain.

The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble.

Art is art, and journalism is journalism.

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

I think every journalist understands when they are the beneficiary of hot information that, yes, they have a scoop, but they're also being used. Part of your responsibility as a journalist is to tell the story of why that information is coming to you, consistent with the ground rules of your sourcing.

Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.

Journalism without a moral position is impossible. Every journalist is a moralist. It's absolutely unavoidable.

Some in journalism consider themselves apart from and to some extent above the people they purport to serve.

A news-writer is a man without virtue who lies at home for his own profit.

You hope the American people are fair. We recognize journalists have to kill somebody each week.