Christiane Amanpour’s parting advice to journalists is right on the mark | Margaret Sullivan

The Guardian UK Thursday 22 October 2026, 10:00 UTC By Margaret Sullivan 1 min read

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The CNN star’s wise advice to ‘be truthful, not neutral’ should be tattooed on our soulsAfter decades as a renowned international journalist, the CNN star Christiane Amanpour is calling it a career, saying she’ll soon leave the cable network which she joined in 1983.She will be missed for the courage in war zones and forthright presentation that have made her one of the most famous names in media. Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue...

The CNN star’s wise advice to ‘be truthful, not neutral’ should be tattooed on our souls

After decades as a renowned international journalist, the CNN star Christiane Amanpour is calling it a career, saying she’ll soon leave the cable network which she joined in 1983.

She will be missed for the courage in war zones and forthright presentation that have made her one of the most famous names in media.

Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture

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