Abilio James Acosta is an American broadcast journalist, anchor and the chief domestic correspondent for CNN. Previously, Acosta served as the network's chief White House correspondent during the Trump administration, in which he gained national attention for President Donald Trump's clashes with him at press briefings. Acosta also covered the Obama administration as CNN's senior White House correspondent. As Trump was about to leave office, it was announced on January 11, 2021 that Acosta had been appointed Anchor and Chief Domestic Correspondent for CNN.
Acosta in February 2016
Image: Jim Acosta signature (cropped)
CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta meets an audience member after the 2018 William Randolph Hearst Award Presentation
Acosta speaks about his experiences at Trump press conferences and rallies at San Jose State University in October 2018.
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
The CNN Election Express bus, used for broadcasts
CNN Newsource offices at the CNN Center in Atlanta
CNN en Español televised debate for the 2005 Chilean elections
Post-production editing offices in Atlanta
