# Christiane Amanpour leaves CNN after 43 years

> Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour ends 43-year CNN career amid merger concerns.
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- Summary: Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour ends 43-year CNN career amid merger concerns. Christiane Amanpour will leave CNN after 43 years to pursue new projects…
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## 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
## Key takeaway

Christiane Amanpour will leave CNN after 43 years to pursue new projects while maintaining independent journalism standards.