Talk:Christiane Amanpour

About the Arafat Interview

How could he have "walked out of the studio" when she was interviewing him over the phone? Just curious.

Photo please. -Amit

Has anything been substatiated about her phone being tapped by the U.S. government? Sounds like rumors, but it's making a big stir in the blogosphere [1]--Rayc 22:55, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

This [2] seems to have all of the relevant information. While it will certainly be interesting to see how this pans out, this is nothing but speculation at the moment, so I'm removing it from the Wiki. Feel free to add it back in if there's a compelling reason to do so. Vesta 03:54, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Wouldn't it be appropriate to add it in a "there are unsubstantiated claims..." context, so that people looking for information on the event can find it here? (Haven't registered a user name guy, January 11, 2006)

Is she Muslim?

Just wondering on her religion. Is she muslim?

I dont think so. She's married to a jew. And her family has some Bahai roots. Or so they say.--Zereshk 07:48, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm a bit curious on this as well. The bio lists two schools she attended, as a child in London, that are clearly Christian; that sort of insinuates that her family might be from Iran's small Christian minority, but obviously that's not a sure thing (Catholic schools in particular often attract students who are not there for religious reasons but for the quality of the school). If Amanpour's family is, in fact, from a non-Muslim minority group, that would be interesting to include (with proper citation, of course). LotLE×talk 04:10, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

She is a Christian. Read the article closely. ;) [Ronan2007 - 01.20 GMT 23/08/07) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.232.32.20 (talk)

Plus, how many Muslims are named "Christiane"? Childe Roland of Gilead 19:09, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

His father and his paternal family are non-practicing muslims(she has a documentary about his family in Iran)but I personally think she does not believe in any particular religion, because of her famous documentary "God's Warriors" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.167.209.10 (talk) 19:52, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

As a Christian, I have not encountered any problems.

I've thought for quite a while she was a Christian, but this article has her as a Roman Catholic. So, I think she's a Christian. Not sure about the Catholic part. Arthur Curry (talk) 11:43, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

maternal grandfather?

regarding the recent edit, isnt her mother British? If so, then Amanullah Jahanbani would be from his father's side. No?--Zereshk 00:43, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

this lady is smart.

she handled herslef well on colbert, kept integrity. big baller. she needs to sit down with fredricka whitfield for a couple hours to really tell her everything she needs to know right now. CrackityKzz 15:34, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Peabody Awards

Added mention of her two Peabody Awards to the article (derwood{nospacehere}eadie{circled a thingy}bellsouth{fullstop}net)

What is this reputation based on?

Christiane Amanpour is a competent but superficial reporter, and I have never understood what her reputation is based on. There are plenty of equally or more talented journalists in conflict zones around the world without her fame or salary. Almost any edition of the BBC's Newsnight shows some of them in action - and their 20-minute slots are infinitely more searching than the 3 minutes CNN offers to one of the "world's most influential women". Privileged, yes. Influential, maybe. Talented, averagely.

Try this speech by Christiane Amanpour. It shows clearly that she's got guts. --Ancheta Wis 06:26, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

That surname is surly interesting, AMAN-pour family… Fact is, shouldn’t the ladies credibility be questioned? She made some huge (superficial, if you prefer) mistakes when she reported from my country… and that was during the war, when such mistakes can come quite costly… Perhaps I'll look it up a bit, as soon as this whole bushism mess;) is over… Lovelight 22:06, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Grandfather is Sepahbod Amanullah Jahanbani?

According to the article of Sepahbod Amanullah Jahabani on wikipedia, he is the father-in-law of Christiane's father which would make him her grandfather, but since her mother is named "Patricia", anyone know this or can verify this fact?

the intervju

"She has had many memorable moments in her career, one of them was while interviewing Yasser Arafat, in March 2002, when he walked out of the studio.[1]" -- it was over phone, not in a studio, right? Zarkow 124.120.72.18 11:16, 24 February 2007 (UTC)\

misconceptions

A misconception is something that is widely believed but which is not valid. The Trivia section (and there should not be a trivia section about an important person) says that it's a misconception that she is Christian, rather than Muslim, and yet her history of attending catholic-only schools would suggest that she is a Christian. If she has never publicly stated her religious beliefs, then just say so and leave it at that. Otherwise just include her religious affiliation in its proper place in her biography. Also some explanation of having a muslim father (as a father named "Mohammed" would suggest) and a mother named "Patricia" (western and therefore not likely Muslim) may be called for but only if authoritative references, especially info from the lady herself, are available. Modus Vivendi 01:01, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I didn't even understand what the misconception is supposed to be. "It is a misconception that she is a Christian", as above reader took it, or, "It is a misconception, stop, she is a Christian not a Muslim?" Repair, please, whoever wrote that. --Sukkoth 20:22, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes, but as someone earlier stated, her name is Christiane, Not a likely name for a woman to be raised muslim, and beyond that, Mohammed is an Arabian name, as the prophet himself was an Arab, so not necessarily muslim. All that aside, this is all speculation, as people can change their religious beliefs at any time and she has yet to declare publicly any of her beliefs on the matter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.196.113.54 (talk) 05:33, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

The Picture

There used to be a picture of hers. Where's the picture now? People shouldn't delete pictures when they don't post a new one.

The image was deleted for non-fair use on 21 June per WP:NFC. A new free image should be uploaded instead. Cmprince 03:35, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Awards

Outside of her Polk and Peabody awards, there is little mention of others she has garnered throughout her career.

From her CNN profile:[3]

Amanpour has received many prestigious awards in recognition of for her reporting on major world stories. For her reporting from the Balkans, Amanpour received a News and Documentary Emmy, two George Foster Peabody Awards, two George Polk Awards, a Courage in Journalism Award, a Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival Gold Award and the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. She was also named 1994 Woman of the Year by the New York Chapter of Women in Cable and Telecommunications, and she helped the CNN news network win a duPont Award for its coverage of Bosnia and a Golden CableACE for its Gulf War coverage.

Amanpour’s 1991 Gulf War reporting also received the Breakthrough Award from Women, Men and Media. Her contribution to the 1985 four-week series, ‘Iran: In the Name of God’, helped CNN earn its first duPont award.

In total Amanpour has won nine Emmy awards, including one for her documentary ‘Struggle for Islam’; the 2002 Edward R Murrow Award for Distinguished Achievement in Broadcast Journalism; the Sigma Chi Award (SDX) for her reports from Goma, Zaire; a George Polk Award for her work on the CNN International special ‘Battle for Afghanistan’ in 1997; and the Nymphe d’Honneur at the Monte Carlo Television Festival in 1997, to name but a few.'' - Ykentwegetalong 16:16, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

CBE

Her name has her as a CBE. The article should mention the details of this. LinuxSneaker 12:58, 24 August 2007 (UTC)