Christiane Amanpour

U.S. Newsers Interview World Leaders - Posted September 23, 2009
With the U.N. General Assembly meeting in full swing, the tvnewsers have had access to some major world figures this week: Katie Couric sat down with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran this morning for an interview that will air this evening. Charlie Gibson interviewed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday for ABC's "World... [TVNewser]

U.S. Newsers Interview World Leaders - Posted September 23, 2009
With the U.N. General Assembly meeting in full swing, the tvnewsers have had access to some major world figures this week: Katie Couric sat down with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran this morning for an interview that will air this evening. Charlie Gibson interviewed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday for ABC's "World... [TVNewser]

Barbara Walters Given Lifetime Achievement at News and Doc Emmys - Posted September 22, 2009
Marc Bryan-Brown PhotographyTVNewsers flocked to Lincoln Center last night for the 30th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. In addition to the competitive awards, Barbara Walters was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award. A tribute to Walters came first from Katie Couric. Then ABC News President David Westin presented the award. "Barbara... [TVNewser]

Barbara Walters Given Lifetime Achievement at News and Doc Emmys - Posted September 22, 2009
Marc Bryan-Brown PhotographyTVNewsers flocked to Lincoln Center last night for the 30th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. In addition to the competitive awards, Barbara Walters was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award. A tribute to Walters came first from Katie Couric. Then ABC News President David Westin presented the award. "Barbara... [TVNewser]

Christiane Amanpour|THR, Variety Plan Changes|GalleyCat Correctly Predicts Oprah's Book Club Selection|WSJ Reveals Pricey Mobile App Pay Structure|Diller Will Use Cash To Reinvest - Posted September 17, 2009
TVNewser: CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour celebrated the launch of her new show "Amanpour" at Michael's yesterday, and chatted with Kevin Allocca. Says Kevin: "After the interview, Amanpour remarked, 'That's the tiniest lens I've every looked into.'" FishbowlLA/Folio: Nikki Finke reports that The Hollywood Reporter will be going online only next year, while... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 09.17.09 - Posted September 17, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What know and what we're reading this Thursday morning... TV | BOOKS | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS TV In the ABC green room, George... [FishBowlDC]

Christiane Amanpour Leaves "Comfort Zone" - Posted September 16, 2009
TVNewser headed over to Michael's this afternoon for a launch lunch for Christiane Amanpour's new international news program, "Amanpour." It's a culmination of sorts for Amanpour who "grew up with the network" having gotten her start 26 years ago on CNN's foreign desk when she was a self-described "little dweeb." The new... [TVNewser]

Christiane Amanpour Leaves "Comfort Zone" - Posted September 16, 2009
TVNewser headed over to Michael's this afternoon for a launch lunch for Christiane Amanpour's new international news program, "Amanpour." It's a culmination of sorts for Amanpour who "grew up with the network" having gotten her start 26 years ago on CNN's foreign desk when she was a self-described "little dweeb." The new... [TVNewser]

Morning Viewing List 09.16.09 - Posted September 16, 2009
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cChristiane Amanpourwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Protests CNN's Christiane Amanpour visited "The Colbert Report" to tell Stephen about her new "Amanpour." ... [FishBowlDC]

Journos Race... And Not Just For a Good Story - Posted September 14, 2009
Photo from the National Press Club website. Nearly 700 runners and walkers- including Roll Call's Beth Brotherton, ABC's Jonathan Karl, AP's Erica Werner, TWT's Jen Haberkorn and CBS' Laura Strickler- came out for the 12th annual National Press Club's race Saturday. Funny enough, the race's course went right by Freedom Plaza where... [FishBowlDC]

Christiane Amanpour Goes to the Presidential Way-Back Machine - Posted August 4, 2009
So, Helen Thomas was born on this day in 1920. Barack Obama was born on this day in 1961 (in Honolulu, Hawaii, in case you were wondering). Earlier this afternoon in the White House briefing room, the president surprised the press, in particular Thomas, by presenting her with cupcakes and a... [TVNewser]

Behar, Amanpour Premiere Dates Announced - Posted July 29, 2009
This week's Television Critics Association press tour brings us two high profile developments among the Turner networks. Both Joy Behar's new HLN opinion show and Christiane Amanpour's new CNN International interview show will see September debuts. Behar's HLN program, "The Joy Behar Show," will first air on September 28th and... [TVNewser]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted July 28, 2009
What we almost missed today... • Above, William Shatner does Sarah Palin on Conan O'Brien. • We're all wondering what Palin will do next... "Inside Radio" just can't "quit making things up," speculating that she could take to the airwaves next. • We told you yesterday about changes that NPR had made to... [FishBowlDC]

Sanford Fesses Up|Doppelt, Brown Together Again|New York Mag Digs Up Info On Rohde Kidnapping|If Amanpour Is Ever Kidnapped, She Wants It Publicized|Why Does The Public Hate The Media? - Posted June 24, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy TVNewser: The strangest mea culpa press conference ever: Gov. Mark Sanford admits to affair. FishbowlLA: W's Gabe Doppelt is moving to Tina Brown's The Daily Beast's LA bureau. This is the first time Doppelt and Brown have worked together --... [FishBowlNY]

Sanford Fesses Up|Doppelt, Brown Together Again|New York Mag Digs Up Info On Rohde Kidnapping|If Amanpour Is Ever Kidnapped, She Wants It Publicized|Why Does The Public Hate The Media? - Posted June 24, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy TVNewser: The strangest mea culpa press conference ever: Gov. Mark Sanford admits to affair. FishbowlLA: W's Gabe Doppelt is moving to Tina Brown's The Daily Beast's LA bureau. This is the first time Doppelt and Brown have worked together --... [FishBowlNY]

CNN and FNC Go Wall-To-Wall With Iran Protest Coverage - Posted June 20, 2009
After last weekend's criticism over a lack of U.S. cable news coverage of the post-Iranian election protests, at least two of those networks - CNN and Fox News - have been going wall-to-wall with coverage today. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield anchored much of the afternoon coverage getting reports from correspondents Christiane Amanpour in... [TVNewser]

CNN and FNC Go Wall-To-Wall With Iran Protest Coverage - Posted June 20, 2009
After last weekend's criticism over a lack of U.S. cable news coverage of the post-Iranian election protests, at least two of those networks - CNN and Fox News - have been going wall-to-wall with coverage today. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield anchored much of the afternoon coverage getting reports from correspondents Christiane Amanpour in... [TVNewser]

CNN and FNC Go Wall-To-Wall With Iran Protest Coverage - Posted June 20, 2009
After last weekend's criticism over a lack of U.S. cable news coverage of the post-Iranian election protests, at least two of those networks - CNN and Fox News - have been going wall-to-wall with coverage today. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield anchored much of the afternoon coverage getting reports from correspondents Christiane Amanpour in... [TVNewser]

Ann Curry: "I Think Journalism is a Battle And I Feel The Scars" - Posted June 17, 2009
NBC's Ann Curry, CNN's Rick Sanchez, FNC's Clayton Morris and Today show producer Ryan Osborn talked social media and foreign reporting yesterday at the 140 Characters Conference in New York. "Here's what's pissing me off," said Curry. "The reason I have to fight every time to do these stories is because the... [TVNewser]

CNN Fail? Network Covers Iran Post-Election More than Any Other Cabler - Posted June 15, 2009
As the post-election situation in Iran continues to make headlines around the world, U.S. networks have been tasked with covering a story in a nation unfavorable to journalists. Over the weekend, CNN covered the story more than the American cable news network, with 172 mentions of Iran, compared to 100 on FNC... [TVNewser]

Journalists Pedaling in the Name of Two CBS Newsmen - Posted May 23, 2009
Three years ago, on Memorial Day, CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier, her cameraman Paul Douglas (left) and soundman James Brolan fell victim to an insurgent attack in Baghdad. Dozier was critically wounded. The attack killed Douglas and Brolan. Now, friends of London-based Douglas and Brolan are pedaling their way to raise money... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 05.20.09 - Posted May 20, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Happy Birthday to Christina Bellantoni! What we know and what we're reading this Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AWARDS |... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 05.20.09 - Posted May 20, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Happy Birthday to Christina Bellantoni! What we know and what we're reading this Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AWARDS |... [FishBowlDC]

Amanpour, Crowley and Maddow Honored|SeattlePI.com Grows|AARP Readership Climbs|Lincoln Biographer David Herbert Donald Dies|NC Paper Asks For $50K Loan - Posted May 19, 2009
TVNewser: CNN's Christiane Amanpour and Candy Crowley and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow are among the women to be honored next month by the Women's Media Center. MediaJobsDaily: Hearst said that SeattlePI.com, Seattle's online-only paper, has shown an increase in traffic. Folio: AARP showed the largest readership growth among magazines in Mediamark Research Inc.'s spring... [FishBowlNY]

Amanpour, Crowley, Maddow Honored - Posted May 19, 2009
CNN's Christiane Amanpour and Candy Crowley and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow are among the honorees of the Women's Media Center's first annual WMC Media Awards. The ceremony will be held June 17 at the Sackler Foundation in New York. WMC was founded in 2005 by Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan. More in... [TVNewser]

O'Hearn Rejoins CNN as EP of New Amanpour Show - Posted March 31, 2009
Kathy O'Hearn has been named EP of the new Christiane Amanpour CNNI program. The New York-based, half-hour weekday program is set to launch in September, and will air on CNNI as well as Sunday afternoons on CNN/U.S. O'Hearn moved to the Special Events unit in July at ABC News after serving as EP... [TVNewser]

ABC News' O'Hearn to CNN - Posted March 31, 2009
Sources tell FishbowlDC that ABC News' Kathy O'Hearn has accepted a gig with CNN. Wonder what will happen to her new show on ABCNews.com? We'll update as we get more info... UPDATE: CNN just released the announcement confirming. O'Hearn will executive produce chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour's forthcoming program... [FishBowlDC]

CNN Broadcasting From Davos, Too - Posted January 30, 2009
Besides the business networks (CNBC, FBN and Bloomberg), CNN will also be covering the World Economic Forum from Davos, Switzerland. Fareed Zakaria — GPS will have reports from Davos, and will air on Sunday at 1pmET. Guests include British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Mexican President Felipe Calderon. Following the hour-long... [TVNewser]

Around the Fishbowls: Stephanopoulos, Amanpour, Coleman... - Posted January 30, 2009
• FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin asks "Is Rahm Emanuel Stepanopoulos' #1 Source?" Gavin brings up a phone call George Stephanopoulos received during a Q&A Cafe session. • FishbowlNY's Glynnis MacNicol has video of CNN's Christiane Amanpour at the duPont Awards Winner Circle. Amanpour won a duPont for her special, "God's Warriors." • FishbowlLA's Tina... [TVNewser]

Christiane Amanpour at the duPont Awards: 'The World is a Serious Place' - Posted January 29, 2009
Christiane Amanpour, who won an award for her reportage on Gods Warriors, spoke at the duPont Awards Winners' Circle earlier this week about the importance of getting out in the field and reporting facts over opinions. "There is an endangered species feature feeling about what we do," she says. ... [FishBowlNY]

Around the Fishbowls - Posted January 22, 2009
• FishbowlDC writes about George Stephanopoulos' wife, Ali Wentworth saying on Oprah "we both started crying" while watching The Obamas first dance. • FishbowlLA was down in D.C. for the Inauguration, and Tina Dupuy describes some of of the sightings at the HuffPo Ball, including NBC's David Gregory and CNN's John King. •... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Special Post-Inauguration Edition - Posted January 21, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE The mood was festive at Michael's today, with plenty of Obama buttons on display and lots of talk about the president's stirring inaugural address. Jack Kliger told me, "I thought the whole thing was inspiring. His speech was terrific." Jack had a good laugh about Barack Obama's heartfelt thanks... [FishBowlNY]

ABC and CNN Win duPont Awards - Posted January 13, 2009
ABC and CNN will pick up two of the 13 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards in 2009. The duPont Awards are given out each year for excellence in broadcast journalism. ABC News (Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger) won for Nightline's "The Other War: Afghanistan" and CNN and Christiane Amanpour for, "God's Warriors." Katie... [TVNewser]

The Morning Ticker: Amanpour, Dobbs, Mitchell... - Posted December 3, 2008
> Christiane Amanpour appears on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to promote tomorrow's special airing at 9pmET/PT on global genocide. Amanpour will also take questions on the issue on CNN.com Live tomorrow at 1pmET. > CNN's Lou Dobbs has picked up another radio station for his daily show. WOR... [TVNewser]

David Gregory the Buzz at Business Emmys - Posted December 2, 2008
The event may have been to honor the best in business reporting, but the buzz at the top of the Rock this afternoon was who would be taking over the nation's #1 public affairs show — David Gregory's soon-to-be announced gig as moderator of Meet the Press. Insiders tell TVNewser Richard... [TVNewser]

Christiane Amanpour Honored - Posted November 24, 2008
FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin attended the National Press Club dinner at which CNN's Christiane Amanpour was roasted. From her colleague Wolf Blitzer: The most terrifying words a CNN producer could possibly hear is, "Christiane Amanpour is on the phone and her script is too long." More details and pictures, here...... [TVNewser]

CNNI Prime Time to Feature Amanpour Hour - Posted November 23, 2008
Veteran CNN foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour is getting her own nightly program on CNN International. CNNI EVP Tony Maddox tells the NYTimes' Elizebeth Jensen the show will launch in the second quarter of 2009 and will join other new CNNI shows. "Our thinking was we wanted a big, the biggest, name to... [TVNewser]

Blitzer Roasts Amanpour - Posted November 21, 2008
CNN's Christiane Amanpour receives the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award tonight in Washington. Part of the evening's program will be a "roast" by colleague Wolf Blitzer, as well as Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin will be there, so look for... [TVNewser]

Press Club To Honor Amanpour - Posted October 30, 2008
CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour will receive the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award, its highest honor for excellence in journalism. The Fourth Estate Award is given annually to an individual who has achieved distinction for a lifetime of contributions to American journalism. The award will be presented... [FishBowlDC]

Kimberly Dozier To Present Award To Farida Nekzad - Posted October 16, 2008
In Los Angeles tonight CBS correspondent and Iraq car bombing survivor Kimberly Dozier will present an International Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism award to Farida Nekzad, 31, managing editor and deputy director of Pajhwok Afghan News and vice president of the South Asia Media Commission, according to a press release. Joining... [FishBowlLA]

CNN/Time Politics '08: Who's the "Notorious Offender?" - Posted October 14, 2008
Howard Kurtz moderates a media bias/elitist panel with Bill Adair of the St. Pete Times, Dan Rather, author/journalist David Sirota, Free Press executive director Josh Silver and and WSJ columnist Dorothy Rabinowitz (not pictured). Dan Rather implored journalists to "not back down" when it comes campaigns and candidates who shut them out.... [TVNewser]

Anderson Cooper, Lewis Black and More at Time Warner - Posted October 13, 2008
TVNewser will be attending, "Politics 2008 — The Media Conference for the Election of the President," co-hosted by Time Magazine and CNN at the Time Warner Center, today and tomorrow (FishbowlNY will be there as well). After the conference kicks off with a welcome from Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes, TVNewser will... [TVNewser]

Cable News Snapshot: Pre-Debate Edition - Posted September 26, 2008
The lead in to tonight's debate on the cablers appears to be similar to the usual schedule, but with slight variations. First on CNN, Campbell Brown: Election Center is being called, "Debate Night in America," and is co-anchored by Wolf Blitzer. Jeffrey Toobin joked that tonight they were the "best political... [TVNewser]

Cable News Snapshot: Pre-Debate Edition - Posted September 26, 2008
The lead in to tonight's debate on the cablers appears to be similar to the usual schedule, but with slight variations. First on CNN, Campbell Brown: Election Center is being called, "Debate Night in America," and is co-anchored by Wolf Blitzer. Jeffrey Toobin joked that tonight they were the "best political... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 19, 2008
Meet the Press: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a roundtable with CNBC's Erin Burnett, CNBC's John Harwood, CNBC's Steve Liesman and Washington Post's Steven Pearlstein. Face The Nation: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Rep. Barney Frank, Chairman, House Financial Services Committee, Sen. Richard Shelby. Fox News Sunday: Sens. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 07.28.08 - Posted July 28, 2008
Good morning Washington. At what D.C. restaurant/lounge was the above photo taken? Let us know. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of... [FishBowlDC]

Epreuve De Force En France - Posted July 26, 2008
Admittedly, we don't speak French. But even through a translator, it was clear French president Nicolas Sarkozy was more than a little annoyed by CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour's question during a joint presser with Sen. Barack Obama yesterday. Amanpour asked: In France the presence of Barack Obama and what he's done in terms... [TVNewser]

Epreuve De Force En France - Posted July 26, 2008
Admittedly, we don't speak French. But even through a translator, it was clear French president Nicolas Sarkozy was more than a little annoyed by CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour's question during a joint presser with Sen. Barack Obama yesterday. Amanpour asked: In France the presence of Barack Obama and what he's done in terms... [TVNewser]

NYWICI's 2008 Matrix Awards — Diane Sawyer on Robin Roberts: 'Made for Margaritas and Dancing' - Posted April 7, 2008
Today at New York Women In Communications' annual Matrix Awards Luncheon (from left): Presenter and ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff; honoree and Disney Media Networks co-chair/Disney-ABC Television Group president Anne Sweeney; honoree and Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts; and presenter and co-anchor of Good Morning America Diane Sawyer Emcee and Top... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 03.25.08 - Posted March 25, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Emily Lawrimore's birthday (Hat Tip: Playbook), the 2008 Dart Award Winners have been announced, Dana Priest and Anne Hull have won yet another award, yesterday was Monica Lewinsky's 34th birthday and on this day in 1634, the first colonists to Maryland found the settlement of St. Mary's... [FishBowlDC]

Where's My Logo?/ Slash as Klepto - Posted December 12, 2007
HuffPost blogger Amanda Christine Miller (why do people use all three rather ordinary names?) has a day job as Vice President at Nike Communications, that should keep her a little busier. She's got a "bimonthly" (but as one commenter points out, she means "biweekly) series annoying the famous, What's My Logo?. But,... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 12.06.07 - Posted December 6, 2007
Good morning Washington. On this day in 1877, the Washington Post rolled out its first paper (via MicCheck). And it's the birthday of The Hill's Hugo Gurdon. But first, our occasional "Sentence Only The Style Section Could Write": "How come snow never is what it is? It's always something else: magic, hassle,... [FishBowlDC]

Sundance Iconoclasts: About as Daring as Mayo on Pastrami - Posted October 25, 2007
Sundance Channel and Grey Goose Vodka are foisting a new season of Iconoclasts on the world. We love these pairings, largely because they're so easy to mock. Robert Lloyd loves this because it's pretentious worthy high-production value television, unlike everything else he's forced to review. Maureen Ryan likes the longer format of... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 10.24.07 - Posted October 24, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think global warming is no big deal. An ABC release announced, "For the twenty-fourth time in twenty-six weeks, 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Adults 25-54. The ABC broadcast averaged a 2.1/9 and 2.58 million among key demo viewers, outperforming NBC's 'Nightly News' by... [FishBowlDC]