We've explained that this was two separate news organizations, two separate photographers and two separate occasions. Once people understand that, they're no longer angry with us.

Because it has become such a dangerous place, news organizations do rely on Iraqi staffers. These journalists get caught up in their own country's sectarian violence. Their presence has also created potential conflicts with the U.S. military, which has had a difficult and slow time accepting that Iraqis have been professional and objective journalists.

The safety of journalists is paramount to CNN, as it is to news organizations worldwide.

Big Media does not know how to innovate, ... What capacity for product development do news organizations show? Zip. How are they on nurturing innovation? Terrible. Is there an entrepreneurial spirit in newsrooms? No. Do smart young people ever come in and overturn everything? Never. Do these firms attract designers and geeks who are gifted with technology? They don't, because they don't do anything challenging enough. They don't innovate, or pay well. So they can't compete.

The key driver in choosing to go digital for all these organizations was the recognition that the news industry today operates on an on-demand, 24/7 and global basis. Going digital allows these organizations to ensure that their video reaches the widest and deepest pool of journalists.

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