Media | Christiane Amanpour ABC Hires Amanpour for This Week CNN correspondent switches networks By Evann Gastaldo Posted Mar 18, 2010 11:21 AM CDT Updated Mar 18, 2010 3:09 PM CDT Copied TV journalist Christiane Amanpour attends the Focus For Change charity event in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri) Christiane Amanpour has struck a deal with ABC News to become the new host of This Week in August. Though the CNN foreign correspondent is known for her international reporting, an ABC staffer says Amanpour feels confident about switching to domestic political reporting. She replaces George Stephanopoulos on the Sunday show, notes Talking Points Memo. The ABC News memo from chief David Westin: "A highly respected journalist recognized around the world for her reporting, she brings to her new position a wealth of experience and knowledge, as well as a deep commitment to bringing news of the world to the American people." Read These Next North Carolina shooting suspect once walked the red carpet. Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan. The gunman who killed 4 at a Michigan church was an ex-marine. 'We heard a big bang,' says churchgoer in Michigan Report an error