In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies.

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We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership.

We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership.

We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make...

We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make...

In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay...

In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay...

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.

Yes, you are running businesses, and yes, we understand and accept that, but surely there...

Yes, you are running businesses, and yes, we understand and accept that, but surely there...

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...

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.

What we do and say and show really matters.

What we do and say and show really matters.

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...

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 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...

They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can...

They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can...

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...

I was planning, I told everybody, to take him on the road with me. At...

I was planning, I told everybody, to take him on the road with me. At...

I'm not an American but I have always had the outsiders' respect for the American...

I'm not an American but I have always had the outsiders' respect for the American...

'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...

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...

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...

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...

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...