CNN was one of the first news organizations in the world to train and equip its journalists before deploying them to dangerous areas.

We exercise great caution in airing an audio- or videotape released by a terrorist organization holding a hostage. These are decisions made by CNN's editorial staff and not by any third party.

I believe our editorial decisions reflected our constant desire to make sure that we fully cover and analyze any issue and give our viewers all the information they need.

CNN was one of the first news organizations in the world to train and equip its journalists before deploying them to dangerous areas.

During the war, in which several of our embedded correspondents were able to report from moving vehicles crossing the Iraqi desert, the use of technology made news gathering safer.

CNN can still afford 36 bureaus around the world.

Since I arrived at CNN, it has grown into one of the largest and most trusted news organizations in the world.