op-ed of the year. while big papers like "the times" are thriving, local papers continue to close up shop. and some digital start-ups are flailing, too. the media business is in a state of revolution. and that's partly because tech giants like facebook and google control so much of the media environment right now. it's also partly because you are choosing to consume news in new ways. that makes it an incredible and stressful time for my panelists. joining me now, kathleen carol. she's the board chair at the committee to protect journalists. matt murray, the editor in chief of the "wall street journal," and sally buzbee, the executive editor of the associated press. thanks, everybody, for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> sally, as the editor of the world's biggest news organization, what changed this year? what was different about 2018? >> i think there has been a lot of focus this year on the safety and security of journalists. some of that has been very naval gazing, but a lot of it is very,