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
Welcome, everybody. eric, you once guest hosted the show, more than once. so you get to go first. let s talk about the last 30 years of media. what s been the biggest change in the media world in the 30 years this program has been on the air? i want to talk about it from my point of view as a person of color. i wrote a book called race baiter that talked how media uses prejudice and stereotypes to make money. one of the things we have seen is that s become much more obvious. there s been much fewer code words used. we see people like tucker carlson talking about the great replacement theory. we see this dis debate about critical race theory. so i ve talked about how media outlets use this to fuel their ratings and success and how