Christiane Amanpour

Christiane Amanpour is a British-Iranian journalist and television host known for reporting on international conflicts and global affairs, including for CNN and PBS.

Bosnian War: An international armed conflict fought in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995. Amanpour’s reporting from Bosnia brought the conflict to global audiences.
CNN: An American television news network launched in 1980 as the first 24-hour television news channel. Amanpour became one of CNN’s best-known international correspondents and hosts.
War correspondence: Journalism produced by correspondents reporting from or about armed conflicts. Amanpour’s career is a prominent example of reporting from active conflict zones.
CNN effect: The proposed influence of real-time international news coverage on foreign-policy decisions. Amanpour’s conflict reports are often discussed in debates about news shaping policy.
Siege of Sarajevo: The prolonged encirclement and bombardment of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. Her dispatches from the besieged city became emblematic of her conflict reporting.
PBS: A United States public television network that distributes programs through member stations. She hosts the interview program Amanpour & Company, distributed by PBS.
Foreign correspondent: A journalist who reports on events in a country outside their home newsroom’s country. Her international reporting has often been filed from the countries she covers.
War journalism: Journalism that reports on warfare, its participants, and its effects on civilians. Her career shows how war journalism can foreground civilian suffering.
Rwandan genocide: The 1994 mass murder of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in Rwanda. Amanpour later cited coverage of Rwanda as a failure to give the crisis sufficient attention.
Richard Holbrooke: An American diplomat who helped negotiate the Dayton Accords ending the Bosnian War. Amanpour’s Bosnia coverage intersected with the diplomacy he led.

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