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
cnn years suitcases
But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.
children responsibility alive
If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive.
jobs boys people
Some people accused me of being pro-Muslim in Bosnia, but I realised that our job is to give all sides an equal hearing, but in cases of genocide you can't just be neutral. You can't just say, 'Well, this little boy was shot in the head and killed in besieged Sarajevo and that guy over there did it, but maybe he was upset because he had an argument with his wife.' No, there is no equality there, and we had to tell the truth.
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They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can be.
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I believe America will always win the war. It's a superpower that no one can challenge. The real challenge is for the United States to win the peace.
matter shows
What we do and say and show really matters.
country murder crime
For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime is actually on the decline, as somebody, as somebody mentioned?
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I was really just the tea boy to begin with, or the equivalent thereof, but I quickly announced, innocently but very ambitiously, that I wanted to be, I was going to be, a foreign correspondent.
mean views objectivity
Objectivity means trying to give all sides a hearing. It does not, in my view, mean treating all sides as equal.
believe noble world
I strongly believe that journalism is one of the most noble professions, because without an informed world, and without an informed society, we are weak, we are weak.
badass winning people
Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win.
mistake important tools
Perhaps the most important thing I could say is to never be thrown by failure and mistakes. Each and everything that happens, even if it was not what you hoped would happen, is a valuable, life-learning tool. And you will only achieve success if you know how to learn from your failures and mistakes. It’s vital.
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There are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about, because when you are neutral you are an accomplice. Objectivity doesn't mean treating all sides equally. It means giving each side a hearing.
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And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.