Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, author, and television personality. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is normally broadcast live from a New York City studio; however, Cooper often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories. In addition he is a major correspondent for 60 Minutes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth3 June 1967
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'm always uncomfortable with that notion of setting people up in order to kind of promote, you know, some sort of a face-off.
I understand why people might be interested. But I just don't talk about my personal life. It's a decision I made a long time ago, before I ever even knew anyone would be interested in my personal life.
The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.
The world reacts very strangely to people they see on TV, and I can begin to understand how anchor monsters are made. If you're not careful, you can become used to being treated as though you're special and begin to expect it. For a reporter, that's the kiss of death.
The people in Tacloban have great dignity and deserve better than what they have gotten
When a big event happens, people turn on to CNN, not only because they know there will be people there covering an event on the ground, but because they know we're going to cover it in a way that's non-partisan, that's not left or right.
Graduation is a big deal-bigger than getting a hole-in-one while golfing. People might think you're lying about the hole-in-one, but when you graduate, you get a diploma.
I think it's a good thing that there are bloggers out there watching very closely and holding people accountable. Everyone in the news should be able to hold up to that kind of scrutiny. I'm for as much transparency in the newsgathering process as possible.
A lot of compelling stories in the world aren't being told, and the fact that people don't know about them compounds the suffering.
The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path that was visible when they were on it.
You see people walking down the street with ear buds on and looking at this or whatever, talking to themselves. So there's more and more opportunity to never be where we actually are and just be.
In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God's greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life.
Those of us who were here and have had the privilege to cover it, and to witness these triumphs and these tragedies, will never forget it and will carry it with us. That's part of the fear of leaving, that people will forget and coverage will go elsewhere. And there are so many answers we need to get.
To me, those are the heroes of the story. It was government that failed. It was people who stood up.