Christiane Amanpour announces she’s leaving CNN after 43 years

Christiane Amanpour, CNN's chief international anchor for 43 years, announced she is leaving the network. She will scale back her daily show to once a week in early 2027, end it in May, and leave the following month. Her departure coincides with Skydance's $81 billion buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery, merging CBS and CNN.

Christiane Amanpour, CNN's chief international anchor for 43 years, announced she is leaving the network. She will scale back her daily show, "Amanpour," on CNN International to once a week at the beginning of 2027, end it in May, and leave the network the following month. She will also end her PBS show, "Amanpour & Co," at the end of the year. Amanpour, 68, said in a statement Monday that she looks forward to "interesting new projects down the line." She will continue her podcast, "The Ex Files," with her ex-husband, Jamie Rubin. Her departure coincides with a new era at CNN as it comes under new owner Skydance, which closed its $81 billion buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery on October 6, merging CBS and CNN. Amanpour did not give a reason for her departure. The article also notes past criticism of her coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including a 2023 on-air apology for incorrectly describing a terrorist attack as a "shootout."