Christiane Amanpour

December 3, 2008

Words from CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR - one of the very few actual reporter/journalists left.

I found my voice and my mission in Bosnia. I learned to seek the facts, to tell the truth no matter how difficult or unpopular. I learned that objectivity meant covering all sides and giving all sides their hearing, but never to draw a false moral equivalence when none exists. I learned never to equate victims with their aggressors. I learned that there are limits to the style of journalism that goes: "On the one hand, on the other hand."

Most of all, I learned that as reporters our words and our actions have consequences and that we must use this powerful platform, television, responsibly.

I hope her colleagues at CNN and the rest of the MSM will hear her and follow suit.