Olivia Nuzzi Explains Her Approach to Reporting in Unearthed 2021 Clip: Objectivity Is Certainly Not Something I Aspire To'

"But I understand why it's important if you're at the New York Times or a network to claim to be completely objective. Vanity Fair's west coast editor shared her thoughts on objectivity vs. subjectivity when asked about the state of the media world and the future of journalism, while talking to Patrick Murray, the director of Monmouth University's Polling Institute at the time. I never had a mandate to be objective and be this news robot, like an AP wire, right? she told Murray."

"Those comments stand out, considering Nuzzi is currently at the center of a media controversy due to her close relationships with politicians she has covered. The first wave hit last year, when it was revealed Nuzzi had a digital relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom she profiled while working for New York Magazine in 2023."

Olivia Nuzzi said she does not aspire to objectivity and treats her worldview as central to how she approaches profiles, features, and news items. She acknowledged that institutions like the New York Times or broadcast networks claim complete objectivity for their reporting. Nuzzi has become the focus of media controversy because of close relationships with politicians she covered, including a disclosed digital relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while at New York Magazine. She subsequently left that position, moved to Los Angeles to write a memoir titled American Canto, and ended her engagement to fellow political journalist Ryan Lizza.

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