Matt Jones

um the you're talking about you know from a policy perspective you've talked i'm sure to leaders or or in these like how do you it's got to be there's so much volatility in terms of a day-to-day thing you mentioned the columbian president was given one speech then he has to give another one like it has to be is it unique in in dealing with him is it just different than dealing with other presidents or other world leaders you know i think that it's an interesting question i think that

Okay.

Well, listen, Phil, thank you very much.

I enjoyed the conversation.

I will give you a – I mean, I enjoyed it, but also a compliment.

I think it's rare today to hear someone talk about the issues or the news

and distinctly not want to give their opinion, which is kind of what is supposed to happen, but never happens.

And is that like, just on a personal level, is that a Reuters policy?

Is that a Phil Stewart policy?

It's very refreshing.

I'm not sure I've ever interviewed someone less likely to want to say what he thinks.

Is that just how your news organization is?

You know, I try to... I just think that's very refreshing because...

The biggest thing I hear from my listeners, and they know I lean left.

Most of my listeners lean right.

But the biggest thing I always hear from them is how do I know what's going on without hearing the tint of what people think?

while I'm hearing what's going on.

And even the people who lean right, they understand that there are news organizations that are trying to tell them what they want to hear.

And they sort of go, how do I find what's actually happening without the tent of opinion?

And I just, just on a journalistic level, I think that's harder and harder to find.