Christiane Amanpour, who parlayed a job as a news assistant on CNN‘s foreign desk into a years-long globe-trotting assignment for the news giant, plans to step away from the media company in June. She added that she “looks forward to interesting new projects down the line, and will always be rooting for CNN and maintaining its history of independent journalism. Remember: always be truthful, not neutral.” Amanpour’s exit is announced just as CNN comes under the control of a new owner, Skydance, which is grappling with billions of dollars in debt and perceptions that it may want to skew its news operations toward a particular view on politics and other issues.
Amanpour, 68 years old, has hosted both an evening program for CNN’s international channel since 2009 and a show for PBS, “Amanpour & Company,” since 2017. After securing a role in eastern Europe in 1986, she made a reputation for herself by covering conflicts in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. From 1992 to 2010, she worked as CNN’s chief international correspondent.
She indicated that she expects to continue working on an independent podcast, “Ex-Files.”
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