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
That. they re not all working for cnn or fox news. there are journalists in the local communities reporting on local issues. think about the boston globe exposing the issue in the catholic church. think about local journalists covering the tornadoes last year in kentucky. those are not journalists who are out of touch, as is presented by the likes of trump, with the people. those are the people. they re inside their communities reporting on issues that are important to their local communities, and often those are the people who are most targeted. when we look at the journalists being attacked worldwide, being killed, most off they are local journalists. it s important for people to understand. what we have seen is black slisl backsiding in democratic countries, leaders trying to turn the public against the press. what are you thinking about in your newsroom, how are you trying to counter these threats?
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