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Christiane Amanpour leaves CNN after 43 years
Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour ends 43-year CNN career amid merger concerns.
In brief
Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour ends 43-year CNN career amid merger concerns. Christiane Amanpour will leave CNN after 43 years to pursue new projects while maintaining independent journalism standards. Originally reported by Dw.
Amanpour announces departure
Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour said she will leave CNN after 43 years at the network.
“After thinking carefully for several months and experiencing a few sleepless nights, as you can imagine, i've decided to separate from cnn”
Smooth transition planned
CNN and Amanpour will continue her weekly show through June 2024 for a smooth transition.
“This daily show on cnn and pbs will come to an end at the end of this year. But cnn and i have worked out a smooth transition where we continue doing amanpour once a week through to june”
Background on merger
CNN's parent company Warner Bros. Discovery merged with Paramount Skydance after a yearlong process ending October 6.
“After a yearlong process, paramount closed its merger with wbd on october 6, uniting two giants in tv news, cbs and cnn, under one roof”
Concerns over independence
The merger has raised concerns about CNN's newsroom independence as the Ellison family, close allies of Donald Trump, own the merged company.
“The merger has drawn concerns over the independence of the newsroom at cnn as the merged company's owners, the ellison family, are close allies of us president donald trump”
Amanpour's commitment
Amanpour emphasized her commitment to independent journalism despite the merger and rising global pressures.
“You know i've always been fiercely independent, and i will continue to be that for you as long as i am here and beyond. That's especially important today as we face unprecedented pressures from all sides, political, financial, and also from the rising dangers in the field”
The takeaway
Christiane Amanpour will leave CNN after 43 years to pursue new projects while maintaining independent journalism standards.
