Anushka Asthana to leave ITV News to join Channel 4 News as US Editor

ITV News’ Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana is leaving the news network.

She will join Channel 4 News as their US Editor, where she will deliver the network’s coverage from Washington DC.

Asthana will lead the brand’s US political programming across all platforms and continue its proud record of outstanding international news and current affairs output.

“I am thrilled to be appointed US Editor of Channel 4 News, and join such an exceptional team at a pivotal moment for US and global politics,” Anushka Asthana said.

“It’s a newsroom known and loved the world over, renowned for its distinctive, agenda-setting journalism, on some of the biggest stories of our time.

“Public service journalism has never been more vital, and I look forward to contributing to the ongoing success of Channel 4 News in bringing world-class reporting to a global audience.”

Anushka has worked across some of the most recognisable international newsrooms, including The Guardian where she served as Political Editor and Sky News as Senior Political Correspondent, alongside The Times, The Observer and Washington Post.

Anushka will join Channel 4 News this Summer.