I was planning, I told everybody, to take him on the road with me. At the very least I fully expected to keep up my hectic pace, and my passion as a war correspondent.

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I am no longer sure that when I go out there and do my job...

I am no longer sure that when I go out there and do my job...

Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest...

Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest...

What we do and say and show really matters.

What we do and say and show really matters.

U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they...

U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they...

We hear foreign accents on CNN. It's crazy, it's wild, who knows, maybe they'll take...

We hear foreign accents on CNN. It's crazy, it's wild, who knows, maybe they'll take...

I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was.

I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was.

If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay...

If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay...

'm thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor...

'm thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor...

And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.

And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.

For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime...

For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime...

I have made my living bearing witness to some of the most horrific events of...

I have made my living bearing witness to some of the most horrific events of...

Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win.

Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win.

If we have no respect for our viewers, then how can we have any respect...

If we have no respect for our viewers, then how can we have any respect...

But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and...

But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and...

In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free...

In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free...

And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that...

And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that...

I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that...

I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that...

Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer...

Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer...

In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play...

In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play...

I leave CNN with the utmost respect, love and admiration for the company and everyone...

I leave CNN with the utmost respect, love and admiration for the company and everyone...