I was really just the tea boy to begin with, or the equivalent thereof, but I quickly announced, innocently but very ambitiously, that I wanted to be, I was going to be, a foreign correspondent.

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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 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...

What we do and say and show really matters.

What we do and say and show really matters.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

And I really believe good journalism is good business.

And I really believe good journalism is good business.