We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make no mistake about it, Ted Turner changed the world with CNN.

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

And I really believe good journalism is good business.

And I really believe good journalism is good business.

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

What we do and say and show really matters.

What we do and say and show really matters.