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.

What we do and say and show really matters.

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

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

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

I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that people have risked their lives to get.

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