Amanpour, Christiane
Currently alive, at 50 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: Reporters
1958 - Born in London
1969 - returned to England when she was 11 to study at the Holy Cross Convent School
1979 - they had to leave Iran after the Islamic Revolution
1979-1983
- flew to the United States and studied Journalism at the University of Rhode Island
- worked for NBC affiliate WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island
1983 - got hired by CNN
1989 - was assigned to Frankfurt, West Germany to report about the democratic revolutions in Eastern Europe
1990 - became famous in her coverage of the Persian Gulf War which followed the occupation of Iraq over Kuwait
1993 - was awarded with the Peabody
1996-2005
- had a contract with CBS for four to five in-depth news coverage of international issues
1998 - bagged the Peabody Award
- married James Rubin
2000 - bore a son named Darius John Rubin
2006 - ranked no. 72 of the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World
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Magna Brava. Die Magnum- Fotografinnen. by Isabella Rossellini and Christiane Amanpour and Sheena McDonald (Hardcover - Oct 1, 1999) |
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"Giving great war". (Christiane Amanpour CNN Bosnian War correspondent): An article from: American Journalism Review by Sherry Ricchiardi (Digital - Sep 1, 1996) This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on September 1, 1996. The length of the article is 1121 words. The page length shown above is... Available for download now |
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