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

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...