There are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about, because when you are neutral you are an accomplice. 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.

They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can be.

Objectivity means trying to give all sides a hearing. It does not, in my view, mean treating all sides as equal.

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

I leave CNN with the utmost respect, love and admiration for the company and everyone who works here. This has been my family and shared endeavor for the past 27 years, and I am forever grateful and proud of all that we have accomplished.

If we have no respect for our viewers, then how can we have any respect for ourselves and what we do?