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

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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 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...

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'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...

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.

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

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

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.

Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply don't trust or...

Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply don't trust or...

Little did we know then that CNN would become the big league.

Little did we know then that CNN would become the big league.

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...

What we do and say and show really matters.

What we do and say and show really matters.

We manage the fear, I manage the fear, but it certainly takes its toll, the...

We manage the fear, I manage the fear, but it certainly takes its toll, the...

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...

'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...

I was really just the tea boy to begin with, or the equivalent thereof, but...

I was really just the tea boy to begin with, or the equivalent thereof, but...

We do it because we're committed, because we're believers.

We do it because we're committed, because we're believers.

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...

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...

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...

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...