Longtime international correspondent Christiane Amanpour will exit CNN in June

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Set us as preferred Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor whose intrepid reporting became a symbol of the network’s global reach and influence, announced Monday she will end her 43-year run in June.Amanpour, 68, told colleagues in a memo she will step away from her eponymous daily CNN program at the end of the year.She will continue her Saturday program, “The Amanpour Hour,” until May before exiting the following month.

Amanpour was one of CNN’s first breakout stars, traveling the world to report on global hot spots and helping build CNN’s strong reputation for international coverage, especially in war zones.She was front and center as the network delivered images of the first Gulf war, the Bosnian war and conflicts in Rwanda, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Iran.

Amanpour’s announcement arrives as CNN faces uncertainty under new ownership.Skydance absorbed the network as part of its $111-billion merger with Warner Bros.

Discovery.International bureaus are expected to be the first place where CNN and Skydance’s CBS News are expected to consolidate resources.

Deliberations over editorial direction are likely to be intense.There have been reports of internal strife at the London bureau at CBS News over the tone of its Middle East coverage since Bari Weiss, a strong supporter of Israel, took over as the network’s editor in chief last year.Weiss replaced Claire Day, a longtime veteran of the network, with Shayndi Rice, a former Wall Street Journal editor, overseeing all of the network’s international operations.

World & Nation Cameras were out after shots were fired at the Washington Hilton and the year’s biggest party turned into a work night for journalists.In a memo to staff obtained by The Times, CNN Worldwide Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Thompson said he has discussed Amanpour’s f...