I have made my living bearing witness to some of the most horrific events of the end of our century, at the end of the 20th century.

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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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

But to be self-obsessed is simply not o.k. for the most important country in the...

But to be self-obsessed is simply not o.k. for the most important country in the...

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

And I really believe good journalism is good business.

And I really believe good journalism is good business.

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...