But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.

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 like journalists anymore and that's sad.

Objectivity doesn't mean treating all sides equally. It means giving each side a hearing.

Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest in talent, in people.

People are interested if you tell stories well and relevantly.

I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was.