Quotes from Jeff Zucker

I think the Internet has given rise to voices that want to attack others.

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.

The beauty of the Internet is that anybody can be a broadcaster now.

When people think about CNN today, they think about our television coverage, politics, and Donald Trump. And I get it; I'm not suggesting that's wrong. But I think there is a much bigger story going on at CNN.

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

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

Chaos is good for CNN.

The critics of Donald Trump are looking for people to blame for his rise. There are many people who are either surprised by his strength or don't like him and want to blame someone to explain why he has been this popular.

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

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

I think that there are three incredible brands in the news and information space. I think ESPN owns sports; I think the Weather Channel owns weather, and I want CNN to own news and information in the global digital video space.

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

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.

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 think you could argue that President Obama could have watched a little cable news... I do think that there is value in understanding where the conversation is and having a little less detachment where the popular conversation is.

It used to be CNN and other television outlets were founded on this idea of a news wheel. You give us 22 minutes, and we'll give you the world. But that's not the way people consume news and information any more.

I'd like to run a professional football team. I'd love to run the USTA, be the sports editor of the 'New York Times.'

Do not be intimidated. Go where the story goes. Report the facts. Make sure you've got it right. And don't let things that the president says or that the White House does throw you off your game.

In an increasingly polarized world, it's hard to know whom to trust. CNN will be the only news channel that doesn't take a side.

Anderson Cooper's on-air reaction to Bob Simon's death; Wolf Blitzer personalizing his experience in going back to Auschwitz where his grandparents lost their lives - I think that has all made our air more authentic.

I've always thrived on challenges, both personally and professionally.

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.

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

I don't regret putting 'The Apprentice' on television.