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
People reduce this conversation and they say, just facts. facts, just give me facts. facts is not enough. yes, facts first. context, explanatory journalism, which this show does. you have to explain the situation. you have to explain why is the cdc doing such a lousy job on information on covid in the early sta arly stains s early statages of it? you can give the facts but sometimes the facts don t tell you anything if you don t give context. on all of when trump was president, you regularly had carl bernstein on, and others putting it in historical context. comparing somewhat he did to what president nixon did or what lbj did or someone else. you need to do that. people say oh, just facts.