Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years

Her announcement came weeks after media corporation Paramount Skydance formally took over Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN.

"After thinking carefully for several months and experiencing a few sleepless nights, as you can imagine, I've decided to separate from CNN," Amanpour, 68, said in a statement.

That merger has drawn concerns over the independence of CNN as the merged company's owners, the Ellison family, are close allies of US President Donald Trump -- a fierce critic of the TV network.

Amanpour did not reference the deal but emphasized her commitment to being "fiercely independent."

"That's especially important today as we face unprecedented pressures from all sides, political, financial, and also from the rising dangers in the field," she said.

British-born Amanpour first became known to the CNN audience internationally for her coverage of the 1991 Gulf War that followed Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

Source: Citizen Digital