Christiane Amanpour

And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.

Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply don't trust or like journalists anymore and that's sad.

Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win.

My toys were those of a boy: skates, bicycles.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.