Anushka Asthana. Picture: ITNITV News deputy political editor Anushka Asthana is moving to ITN stablemate Channel 4 News as US editor. Asthana, who has held the ITV News role since July 2021 and co-hosted ITV’s Peston with political editor Robert Peston, will make the move this summer. At Channel 4 News, Asthana will succeed Siobhan Kennedy who has been US correspondent for six years and is now rejoining the programme’s team in London. Her commitment to bringing new audiences to trusted, public service news reflects the spirit of Channel 4 News, and I know she’ll take us forward in engaging global audiences in our operations from the US.
