CNN’s Jim Acosta: Great at Making a Scene, Not So Great at Actual Reporting

Here are the CNN reporter's best 'scoops'

Andrew Stiles
April 5, 2020 5:00 AM

CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta has made a name for himself by shouting questions at President Donald J. Trump and putting his life on the line whenever cameras are rolling in the White House briefing room.

White House Reporter Rips Acosta for Acting Like ‘Opposition Party’

David Rutz
April 1, 2020 1:45 PM

ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl criticizes CNN's Jim Acosta in his new book about covering the White House, saying the combative reporter has benefited President Donald Trump with his "soapbox" style.

Media Balk at Trump Calling Wuhan Virus ‘Foreign’

Acosta: 'Going to come across to a lot of Americans as smacking of xenophobia'

David Rutz
March 12, 2020 1:35 PM

President Donald Trump's referral to the Wuhan coronavirus as a "foreign virus" in Wednesday's national address has drawn sharp criticism from members of the media.

CNN Brings on Hard-Hitting White House Correspondent to Join Jim Acosta

David Rutz
January 21, 2020 5:30 PM

John Harwood announced he has left CNBC for CNN on Tuesday, as the network adds to its deep bench of White House reporting talent.

PEN IS MIGHTY: Journalists to Award Themselves Bezos-Funded ‘Courage’ Award Named After Billionaire Heiress

Democracy thrives in hubris

Andrew Stiles
January 17, 2020 11:50 AM

The Washington Free Beacon regrets to inform you that the journalists are at it again. The White House Correspondents' Association, a pro-journalism activist group responsible for hosting the appropriately dubbed "nerd prom" dinner party, announced Friday the creation of a new journalism award for "courage and accountability."

Trump’s Dog Meme Has Media Howling

David Rutz
October 31, 2019 3:00 PM

President Donald Trump's Wednesday tweet of a photoshopped image depicting him giving a military dog a medal elicited outrage and a slew of credulous reporting about the meme's origins.

Captain Truth Strikes Again

Jim Acosta says we should take politicians at their word

Andrew Stiles
July 18, 2019 12:15 PM

CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, sometimes referred to as "Captain Truth," is once again donning his firefighter's uniform and sprinting headlong into the blazing edifice of American democracy — this time in response to President Donald Trump's remarks about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) and the allegations that she committed immigration fraud by marrying her brother.

Acosta Claims Fox News Gets ‘Scripts’ From White House

Brent Scher
June 18, 2019 11:45 AM

Acosta: I Wrote My Book for Republicans

David Rutz
June 13, 2019 3:25 PM

Jim Acosta on Perils of TV Journalism: ‘The Sacrifice Will Be Worth It’

Andrew Stiles
June 12, 2019 5:55 PM

CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta is in the midst of a book tour to promote his recently published memoir, The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America.