Award-winning journalist Christiane Amanpour will discuss her life and career during an upcoming lecture at the Society of the Four Arts.
Scheduled for 3 p.m., March 31 at the Four Art’s Gubelmann Auditorium, “Making News: My Life in the Newsroom and in the Trenches,” will see CNN’s chief international anchor discuss her storied career since joining the network as an assistant back in 1983.
During the 1990s as CNN’s chief international correspondent, Amanpour rose to international prominence for her coverage of the Bosnian War. In 2006, she was recognized as an honorary citizen of Sarajevo for her reports on the brutal fighting and human rights violations that occurred during the conflict.
Following the terrorists attacks on the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001, Amanpour was the first international correspondent to interview the leaders of the U.K., France, Afghanistan and Pakistan. In 2011, Amanpour would be the first U.S.-based reporter to interview former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi; the interview was also the leader’s last before his death to a mob later that year.
Since 2009, Amanpour has hosted CNN’s flagship international news show “Amanpour,” save for a three-year stint with ABC News.
The lecture comes months after Amanpour announced in October that she’s battling ovarian cancer again. That revelation came four years after she underwent chemotherapy treatment to battle the disease.
General admission tickets are $50 for the lecture at 102 Four Arts Plaza and are available by calling 561-655-7226.
Diego Diaz Lasa is a journalist at the Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach him at dlasa@pbdailynews.com.
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