Just about any story we think about doing, whether we’ve read it in a newspaper, heard it on the radio or come upon it through word of mouth – by the time you get there, every other network, cable station and talk show is already racing to the scene.

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In today's fast-paced world, news travels incredibly quickly. By the time you hear about a story, whether it's from a newspaper, radio, or even just someone telling you about it, every other news channel and show has already started reporting on it. The story has already become "old news" by the time you can share it with others. This quote highlights how news and information spreads so rapidly that it's hard to be the first to report on something, as everyone is racing to cover the same story.

About Connie Chung

Connie Chung is an acclaimed American journalist who has worked for major TV news networks like ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC. She has interviewed famous figures like Claus von Bu00fclow and Gary Condit, and was the second woman to co-anchor a network newscast with the CBS Evening News in 1993.

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I now need to take a very aggressive approach to having a baby.

Connie Chung

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We’re going to develop – what we want to do is to provide the viewers with what they want from CNN and that is the news. So when people tune in, they’ll get the latest news, but they’ll also get the biggest story of the day in depth, as CNN does so well.

Connie Chung

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Well, honestly, both my husband and I tend to ignore the tabloids. We see them every once in awhile or it comes to our attention that we are in a tabloid for one reason or another. But it’s always false.

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I once bought an old car back after I sold it because I missed it so much and I had forgotten that it never ran. It was a British racing car. You know, because I just wanted it back. I could only remember what was good about it.

Connie Chung

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I think that they had afforded me many opportunities to do good work there, and I think I did. It was a wonderful four years. I really worked with some great people, terrific producers, terrific editors.

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I think men are allowed to be fat and bald and ugly and women aren’t. And it’s just not – there is no equality there.

Connie Chung

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I mean, all the ratings wars are silly. But, I mean, someone has to be concerned about the ratings because it means, you know, it translates into revenue.

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I was just going at this career – boom, boom, boom! Then all of a sudden, at 38, Oh, my God – I forgot to get married!

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Our son is in school now. You know, he’s six-and-a-half and so a big chunk of the day is taken up by school. So I’m hoping that I’ll be able to certainly take him to school in the morning, maybe pick him up in the afternoon and come back to work.

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I think, you know, it was something that I really wanted. I wanted so much to have a son or daughter. We adopted a son. And it was just the most wonderful thing. I think the only thing that was difficult for both Maury and myself were the sleepless nights.

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Just about any story we think about doing, whether we’ve read it in a newspaper, heard it on the radio or come upon it through word of mouth – by the time you get there, every other network, cable station and talk show is already racing to the scene.

Connie Chung

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For instance, he says I let him play golf, and he says, he lets me be miserable in my job. Now – that doesn’t quite sound right, does it? But nonetheless, I think for the first time in my life, I’m not going to be miserable in my life when I come and work at CNN.

Connie Chung

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But, you know, sometimes – many – they all understand. That’s the nice thing. They were all very happy for me and they understand why I decided to come to CNN. So in that respect, I know that they think it’s the best thing for me to do.

Connie Chung

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As the youngest, I wanted to be my father’s son and perpetuate the family name.

Connie Chung

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Today, especially, when there are so many stations for viewers to choose from, if they want news, they always come to CNN and that’s where I wanted to be.

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I don’t know when network executives will get out of the Dark Ages.

Connie Chung

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You know, there are not only – all of the networks, and I mean every television news operation and print and radio and magazines, newspapers, all of them, are remiss in the diversity area. I mean, none of these organizations have reached a level of parity.

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