Gossip from the MURDOCH rag: "AMANPOUR back to CNN"?!1

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Could be just NewsCorp stirring up trouble, but there have been other rumors about this SHERWOOD dude with a long rap sheet as a jerk ever since he took over at ABC News, that his thing is to jazz the news stories, that it's him against everybody who's ever crossed his path.

That said, AMANPOUR has done fine, far better fitting in to the group format than I expected (and we know MY expectations are meaningful). But she might well miss her natural fit back at CNN, like when Geraldo and Greta departed to THEIR natural home with AILES.


Still, STEPANOPOULIS is great and should be Peter JENNINGS' true heir, perhaps for now paying the dues and waiting the wait until the SHERWOOD plays himself out.


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http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/amanpour_back_to_cnn_AlDfAUNzC3WFnVak1HruFI#ixzz1btoDkRp3

Amanpour back to CNN?

“This Week” anchor Christiane Amanpour isn’t getting along with the bosses at ABC News, and has reached out to the honchos at CNN to return to the network where she started her career. Sources tell us award-winning Amanpour has been “miserable” anchoring the weekly political talk show and contacted Turner CEO Phil Kent about getting back to reporting on her passion -- international affairs. “The courtship began over the summer when Phil first got wind that all was not well with her over there,” a source said. “Both sides regretted her leaving.” Sources say Amanpour has butted heads with executive producer Rick Kaplan and ABC News president Ben Sherwood. “It’s a problem,” a source said. “Rick is trying to guide the show, but she doesn’t want to hear it.” An ABC rep said, “I just got off the phone with Christiane, she says that’s total nonsense. She’s very happy at ABC News. She’s not going anywhere. She’s had the most extraordinary year. She’s a critical, essential voice.” A CNN rep declined to comment on “speculation.”

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