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Legitimacy of our order, our world order. >> ambassador crocker, there are thousands of journalists who have paid with their lives at the -- there's the wall of the fallen journalist, fallen reporters who have tried to expose corruption or bear witness to war at the newseum in washington, d.c. 2,305 names and counting including americans like jim foley, murray colvin is on there who christiane certainly knew. do you think the president realizes what is at stake or cares at all? >> i don't think he realizes it. over the years, some of my best friends have been international correspondents, they...

Against corruption and the legitimacy of our order, our world order. >> there are those ants of journalists who have paid with their lives at the -- there's the wall of the fallen journalists, fallen reporters who have tried to expose corruption or bare witness to war. 2,305 names and counting, including jim foley, marie colvin is on there. do you think the president realizes what is at stake or cares at all? >> i don't think he realizes it. over the years, some of my best friends have been international correspondents, they get the story right, that's the mission. often getting the story righ...

>> that was nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engle speaking on the "today" show this morning just hours after being freed from syria where he was kidnapped and held captive for five days. engle went on to say that he and his crew were freed following a gun fight between his canter and rebel forces. we are so, so, so grateful to have him back in safe arms. >> indeed. >> indeed. >> we minded of these reporters in war zones and the risks they take. >> and it's all different now in a war zone. there are no front lines. >> right. >> no uniforms. >> exactly. >> all different. you guys have se...

Some great challenges but he will also inherit traditions that make us greater than the challenges we face. and one of those trayvo tradits represented here tonight. a free press that isn't afraid to ask questions, to examine and to criticize and in service of that mission all of you make sacrifices. tonight we remember journalists such as anthony shadeed and marie colvin. [ applause ] >> who made the ultimate sacrifice. they sought to shine a light on some of the most important stories of our time. whether you are a blogger or broadcaster or take on powerful interests here at home or put your...