Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour, CBEis a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Correspondent for CNN and host of CNN International's nightly interview program Amanpour. Amanpour is also a Global Affairs Anchor of ABC News. As of 2014, she has been recognized as one of the journalists most world leaders follow on Twitter, according to a report by the PR firm Burson-Marsteller...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth12 January 1958
level profit running simply surely understand
Yes, you are running businesses, and yes, we understand and accept that, but surely there must be a level beyond which profit from news is simply indecent.
people respect
I'm not an American but I have always had the outsiders' respect for the American people and the American way.
certainly manage strain takes
We manage the fear, I manage the fear, but it certainly takes its toll, the strain does.
We do it because we're committed, because we're believers.
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We hear foreign accents on CNN. It's crazy, it's wild, who knows, maybe they'll take you because you certainly don't fit in, in the American spectrum of news.
demise dreamt journalism knew marriage motherhood
Sadly, marriage and motherhood have coincided with the demise of journalism as I knew it and I dreamt that it would always be.
defiance previous
same kind of defiance as in his previous two appearances.
presses
We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership.
accept london shared
Would you accept shared sovereignty of Washington? ... You accept London being shared?
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U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next.
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'm thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor 'This Week' and the superb tradition started by David Brinkley, is a tremendous and rare honor, and I look forward to discussing the great domestic and international issues of the day.