these people are charl la tans. no concerns about the facts. that is the dividing line i think. >> he pulled no punches as to what journalists face in this age of unchecked news. he talked to a packed ballroom cronkite award winner. >> the folks at home need to have quality, unbiased clear information to make decisions in their own lives and the lives of their families and the country. it's the only way a democratic republic can working it's the lifeblood of freedom and that's what's being taught at asu. >> he said there's a the quality of the journalism because he said has never before more bad information been available. >> determining the truth is so daunting and complicated, that people go to universities and study how to determine the truth. it's called journalism. >> i suggest to you today, that the quickest more direct way to the information, those are the stakes that we have to address. >> they're high, and he said when it comes to deluge of one- sided reporting there's hope. >> bias reporting closes minds. journalism is meant to open t