Christiane Amanpour, the veteran foreign correspondent of CNN (Cable News Network) is leaving her network. She will be moving to ABC to take over for George Stephanopoulos for ABC’s show “This Week.” This correspondent was brought up in England and Iran, and because of this fact speaks Farsi (the official language of Iran) and has used this to her benefit. She has been at CNN for 18 years and has produced some excellent specials, including interviews and in-depth reporting.

Christiane Amanpour will join ABC in August to begin her work. She will bring the international and domestic aspect of the news together through roundtable discussions and interviews. She will bring her experience from reporting around the world from such hot spots as Pakistan, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Somalia and the Balkans, to name only some of the places from which she has shown her expertise in delivering the news.

It might be a good idea to approach the news from a different angle and she believes she can use her experience to move into a different format. To be sure, she will probably still be used for international reporting, if a situation arises where her extensive skills are required. ABC has added an experienced reporter, which could boost their ratings.