JEFF ZUCKER

CNBC is a very serious-minded financial news network, and what we've seen thus far from Fox appears to be not as investment-focused or financially focused, and that's good for us.

Local television is a slightly different story. It is under much more pressure in the same way that all local businesses are, whether that's a local newspaper, local radio or local television. But I think television in the aggregate is actually in very good shape.

Michael Jackson is the ultimate traffic accident. People can't take their eyes off him.

People are looking for original content in many different places, as are advertisers. This takes us into a whole new ballgame.

The cable model is just a better model. Dual revenue stream: advertising-supported and subscription-supported revenues.

More traffic means more advertising dollars.

I think it's the sign of a leader to step up and say, you know, when something's not working to have the guts to reverse it. And the worst thing you can do is to let that mistake linger.

The television business is actually going through a tremendous transition, but I think at the end of the day, television is still paramount.

I've spent over half my life at NBC. This is the only place I have ever worked.

We're in this transition period of figuring out how to deal with all the new technology that is out there, but television still proves to be the granddaddy of them all.

I've said this forever - I've always believed the Today show is more than the sum of its parts.

It is a significant acknowledgment that the way people are watching television is changing and the model is quickly changing.

It's a growing trend. Viewers are our customers, but so are advertisers. And advertisers want different ways to reach our viewers.

I like Donald. I guess I shouldn't call him that. I like President Trump. He's affable. He's funny.

It's one of the things I respect about Time Warner and Turner: their understanding of CNN's independence.

The world has changed - we can all get news 24/7 from any device, any outlet... but we want to tell different stories in different ways, and add to the news.

The job of media is the accountability of government.

Everybody has an iPhone; everyone can be a reporter now. Everybody can tell a story from every part of the world. Why places like CNN matter is that it is still important to bring them together, put context around it, and explain it.

CNN is not and never will abandon our first and fundamental brand equity, which is news and breaking news.

When an authoritarian regime starts taking down feeds and blocking websites just because we expose the truth... that's an attack on freedom of the press everywhere. When authoritarian regimes around the world start attacking journalists like that, we all have a problem.

I grew up watching CNN, and my memory of CNN is James Earl Jones saying, 'This is CNN.'

CNN is not a television network that has a website. CNN is a full-fledged media company.

The perception of Donald Trump in capitals around the world is shaped, in many ways, by CNN. Continuing to have an adversarial relationship with that network is a mistake.

You don't need to be partisan. CNN does need to stick to a nonpartisan point of view. That doesn't mean there can't be more passion and excitement.

In the cable news arena, you have two partisan networks looking out for their viewers. I think CNN needs to look out for the rest of us.