change across the company, including here at cnn. and i m sad that i won t be here to cover it. but since this is our final episode, we re going to do something today. this is a special hour and it s about change. it s about change all across the media world. what s changing? what might change? and what must never change about the accountability function of journalism. i love this show. this small but mighty show punched above its weight for so many years. even a former president commented on the cancellation. reliable sources has been a one of a kind show, and a popular show. this is one of cnn s highest rated weekend shows. so i want to say thank you to all of you watching around the world. i was lucky to be a part of it for nine years. but it began 30 years ago after the gulf war. so here s what the iconic former cnn ceo tom johnson said on facebook when he heard the show was canceled. he said it was founded by ted turner and leaders of cnn who felt deeply that media org
Up to authority. you have to be willing to lose friends and to be you have to be willing there s going to be government pressure against you. that s a larger anxiety. because they control the paychecks. i was so proud to be here for the years that cnn and i m talking of only the past, i don t know what will happen in the future. so proud to be here when cnn was setting up so strongly. not because they were standing up to trump s threats but standing up to a government threatening the press. regardless of political party, the press has to stand up to that pressure. so i want to give you the final word. of course we have to stand up to that kind of pressure. we have to recognize that s becoming increasingly difficult. if you think about the pressure for people like the no bell laureate, who was subjected to constant harassment, that is a real challenge especially for female journalists to deal with and is unacceptable.