Amanpour Will Leave CNN After 43 Years — and She Hasn't Said Why
Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN after 43 years, having started there as an entry-level assistant and risen to become one of the most visible correspondents and anchors on television, reporting from war zones and hot spots for decades. She gave no reason for the departure and did not specifically mention changes at the network.
Her daily CNN International show, “Amanpour,” will scale back to once a week at the beginning of 2027 and then end in May, with her leaving the network the following month. Amanpour, 68, also said her PBS show, “Amanpour & Co,” will end at the end of this year.
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She didn't give a reason, so the timing has to do the talking. Her exit coincides with a new era at CNN as it comes under a new owner, Skydance — after a yearlong process in which Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery on Oct. 6.
Coincidence is not a reason, and her own farewell reads like someone leaving on warm terms: CNN as a partner of 43 fantastic years. What she chose to say instead was “always be truthful, not neutral,” plus a line about looking forward to interesting new projects down the line — which is not the language of a forced exit.