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

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

What we do and say and show really matters.

What we do and say and show really matters.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.