Ted Turner Quotes

You don't need to be partisan. CNN does need to stick to a nonpartisan point of view. That doesn't mean there can't be more passion and excitement.

I don't know of anybody's political bias at CBS News. We try very hard to get any opinion that we have out of our stories, and most of our stories are balanced.

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

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.

We're journalists, so our default position is we're not writing editorial. We're trying to bring information to readers, viewers, so that they can make up their own conclusions.

Because appearing to be fair is part of being fair, most mainstream news organizations discourage marching for causes, displaying political bumper stickers or giving cash to candidates.

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

I do not subscribe to the advocacy journalism school. It's not who I am and not who CNN wants me to be.

Democratic politicians have disliked things I've written, Republican politicians... if they all love you, you might as well be driving a Good Humor truck.

I'm literally an independent. Apolitical. So that I am not always going to be with the Left's perceived interests or the Right's perceived interests.

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

It is often remarked that I am very close to Mr. Modi. But when it comes to issues of national importance, I've never indulged in politics or considered whether the Prime Minister is from the opposition.

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.

I don't comment directly on actions or statements of candidates.

I have never seen anyone at CNN ever say, 'Boy, here's how we're going to deal with this today to put this guy down and elevate this guy up.' I've never seen it.

Newspapers in this country are famously independent of politics.

I try not to make it personal, and I don't care about partisan politics one way or the other.

We are fundamentally politically agnostic and an apolitical organization.

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

We don't see ourselves as liberal or conservative. We consider ourselves an outlet that addresses the issues that matter the most to our audience.

You're not going to see me ever be partisan. I'll never take a position on a candidate or an issue.

Many times, when you do what I do or work in journalism in general, people try to not explicitly present their opinions on topics.

As a pundit, it's important to tell the viewer something they might not know, be unbiased and not sit on the fence.

Protestations of impartiality I shall make none. Theyare always useless and are besides perfect nonsense, when used bya news-monger.