Parents should be allowed to choose which cable or satellite channels - sources of the most extreme content - come into their homes.

While the rest of the cable news world moved to opinion, CNN allowed me to stay true to my hard-news roots and supported me with a true commitment to old-school journalism.

We don't condone the stealing of Howard's show, or any of the content on our more than 125 channels. We vigorously protect our intellectual property rights and we will actively prosecute those who attempt to steal it.

Public radio is the last oasis of free and independent music. For satellite radio channels, you have to subscribe; commercial stations are as corporate as basic cable.

I knew on the day that I accepted my job at CNN that a ratings victory at 8 P.M. was going to be a formidable challenge. As I have been told over and over, this is the toughest time slot in cable news.

In the 1980s prices came crashing down to 10,000 rupees, a plethora of cable networks arrived with channels in local languages -- that's been put to use in the information technology revolution now.