Known across the world for fearlessly holding dictators to account, Christiane Amanpour, as a young staffer at CNN found herself kicked off the network after a disastrous first attempt at reporting. The knock-back did not stop her; Amampour went on to cover conflict hotspots in the Gulf and Balkans, later the humanitarian crises of Hurricane Katrina and the ... Show More
Oct 30
Ronni Ancona: Sexism, Stolen Ideas and The Big Impression
Ronni Ancona grew up in Troon as the daughter of a Royal Navy officer and a theatre designer, surrounded by golf courses, pantomimes and the smell of paint in her mother’s scenery workshops. Shy, awkward and often teased at school, she discovered early that making people laugh co ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 2022
Christiane Amanpour on Refusing to Wear Headscarf for Iran’s President
“In that moment, I was not, as a journalist or as a woman, going to put a headscarf on and somehow bind myself…” CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour discusses the recent protests in Iran following the death of a 22-year-old woman who was detained by the morality ... Show More
9m 27s
Mar 2018
Recode Decode: CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on sex, #MeToo and North Korea (Live from SXSW)
CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her new series, "Sex and Love Around the World." Speaking in front of a live audience at South By Southwest 2018, Amanpour says the show convinced her that women won't be "totally sat ... Show More
59m 29s
May 2024
Christiane Amanpour Discusses the War in Gaza | Salman Rushdie On Freedom of Expression
CNN Chief International Correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, shares with Jon Stewart how her show, "The Amanpour Hour" highlights differing viewpoints as she navigates covering the war in Gaza. Also, author Salman Rushdie chats with Jon about the near death experience that inspire ... Show More
37m 34s