Perhaps the biggest problem in journalism is the cult divide between journalists and corporate owners.

The digital revolution is almost as disruptive to the traditional media business as electricity was to the candle business.

The importance of humility. We need the humility to know that truth can be ephemeral, that this can be but one version of the truth.

Objective is the wrong word. Rather, it's fairness. Objectivity is a false God. Instead we should strive for fairness and transparency.

There are those who believe a liberal or a conservative bias permeates the media. I don't. The operative press bias is one that favors conflict, not ideology, and it is lashed by a market-driven bias to boost ratings or circulation with more wow stories, more sizzle.

There's a bias on hiring the best engineers wherever they come from. It does seem like a lot of the non-engineering execs come from Ivy League schools, as is true in much of corporate America and government.

Journalists prize independence - not teamwork.