Patricia Sun Quotes

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. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view.

Objectivity in the end is an unattainable ideal.

I'm a liberal, but I'm not biased. Seriously.

The law is agnostic about truth.

I think I've earned a reputation of being fair and that I'll hear all sides from the entire political spectrum.

Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

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

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

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

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

What NPR did, I'm very proud of, and what NPR stood for is non-racist, non-bigoted, straightforward telling of the news.

I am not a rabid partisan.

It's not proper for a professor to go before a class and promote one party or another. That's not academic scholarship.

Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth.

Disclosure is the antidote to partiality and favor.

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

Sworn to no party, Of no sect am I; I won't keep quiet And I will not lie.

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

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.

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

I don't see things in terms of gender.

I am not a pro-prosecution or pro-defense judge.

As for being an objective journalist? That's easy. I want what everyone else wants: the truth.