CNN Names Jim Acosta National Political Correspondent

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Jim Acosta, CNN field correspondent, has been named national political correspondent full time.

He has already provided campaign trail coverage, but will now focus on the 2012 race, including the rest of the primaries, presidential debates and conventions for The Situation Room and John King, USA, among other programs.

Acosta is a former correspondent for CBS News, including covering the 2004 presidential campaign.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.