In a lot of cases, as in Tom and Nicole's case, the tabloids were about to break the story, so they said just let the news out. And they called organizations such as ours.

I can't think of a major story that we have broken that was incorrect. But we have had to correct some things that were false; we have had to retract things.

The pressure to be timely with news has increased every year.

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.

Many have been with the show for years, and they have sources in the business, so we do know things, but until it is verified, we don't run with the story.

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