|
America New Show Airs on CNN International Monday to Friday
¡°I want this show to stir the global conscience. I have witnessed so much that it¡¯s time to start making real sense of it all,¡± Amanpour said. ¡°I learned to seek facts and to tell the truth no matter how difficult or unpopular, and to not accept a false moral equivalence when none exists. I want to provide a forum for others to do the same.¡± After spending nearly 26 years reporting around the globe for the CNN, Amanpour will take on a new role as host of this half-hour weekday program. Combining Amanpour¡¯s experience, sharp intelligence and extraordinary depth of knowledge, the new program will set the agenda for a new global conversation about the dramatic issues gripping the world. Each show will primarily focus on one topic – newsworthy and often provocative – and will feature guests who challenge and deconstruct conventional wisdom. ¡®Amanpour¡¯ will mobilize conversation, encourage debate and facilitate change through these thought-provoking interviews and analysis. ¡°Think of great international journalism and you think of Christiane Amanpour,¡± said Tony Maddox, executive vice president and managing director of CNN International. ¡°Now, in this fragmented media world, Christiane¡¯s powerful brand will serve as the hub for a global community of inquiring minds – people who are hungry for a more daring perspective and a fresh, thoughtful take on international stories.¡± Amanpour¡¯s body of work has earned nine News and Documentary Emmys, four George Foster Peabody Awards, two George Polk Awards, three duPont-Columbia Awards, the Courage in Journalism Award, an Edward R. Murrow award. an inaugural Television Academy Honor and many other major journalism awards. In 2007, Amanpour was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her ¡°highly distinguished, innovative contribution¡± to the field of journalism. Kathy O¡¯Hearn, who has more than 30 years of experience producing for both broadcast and cable networks, is at the helm as the show¡¯s executive producer. The award-winning journalist returns to CNN after working at ABC, where she served as the executive producer for ¡®This Week With George Stephanopoulos¡¯ for three years before moving over to the network¡¯s coverage of the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. While at CNN, O¡¯Hearn was central to the network¡¯s Emmy Award-winning coverage of 9/11 and coordinated the morning coverage in the ensuing months. ¡®Amanpour¡¯ comes amid major growth at both CNN International and in CNN¡¯s international newsgathering resources. The repositioning of CNN International includes an ambitious programming schedule that is being bolstered by the launch of six new prime-time programs in 2009, including the Amanpour launch in September and culminating with the opening of the network¡¯s new production centre in Abu Dhabi in November. CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world¡¯s most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.For more information, visit www.cnn.com/amanpour or www.CNNPressroomAsia.com
|
The Seoul Times
Shinheungro 25-gil 2-6
Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea
04337 (ZC) Office: 82-10-6606-6188 Email:seoultimes@gmail.com Copyrights 2000 The Seoul Times Company ST Banner Exchange |