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(34,195 posts)
Thu Jan 20, 2022, 01:14 PM Jan 2022

Robert Costa, a Noted Political Reporter, Is Joining CBS News

Robert Costa, the high-profile political reporter, is leaving his longtime home at The Washington Post to become a full-time television journalist at CBS News, where he will serve as the network’s chief election and campaign correspondent.

The move, announced on Thursday, is notable as much for Mr. Costa’s stature as a sought-after chronicler of national politics as it is for his decision to depart one of the more prominent roles in print journalism. Mr. Costa, 36, gained attention for his Congressional coverage at the right-leaning National Review magazine before joining The Post in 2014.

Mr. Costa, who co-wrote the book “Peril” with Bob Woodward last year, has plenty of experience in television news. He served as the moderator of “Washington Week” on PBS from 2017 to 2020, and was a regular presence on MSNBC and NBC News programs from 2015 to 2020, where he was a political analyst.

There are no plans for Mr. Costa to host his own show. He is expected to appear on news programs across CBS’s broadcast and streaming platforms and play a major role in the network’s coverage of the 2022 midterms and 2024 presidential race.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/business/media/robert-costa-cbs.html

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Robert Costa, a Noted Political Reporter, Is Joining CBS News (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 OP
Noted WHITT Jan 2022 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #2
Source? WHITT Jan 2022 #5
So, no source or link left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #7
Source Is The Horse's Mouth WHITT Jan 2022 #10
uh huh left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #11
And also for being one of the few GOP leaning journalists to flip to a never Trump POV. Yoyoyo77 Jan 2022 #3
Never cared for him... Spazito Jan 2022 #4
I'll miss him appearing on MSNBC Tom Rinaldo Jan 2022 #6
I'm reading "Peril" right now, and he's done an awesome job with Bob Woodward FakeNoose Jan 2022 #8
I really enjoyed his PBS show left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #9

WHITT

(2,868 posts)
1. Noted
Thu Jan 20, 2022, 02:05 PM
Jan 2022

Robert Costa, a Noted Political Reporter, Is Joining CBS News

"Noted" for being close to Congressional Republicans.

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WHITT

(2,868 posts)
5. Source?
Thu Jan 20, 2022, 04:30 PM
Jan 2022

Robert Costa.

During his stint as host of WWR, he repeatedly referred to his meetings 'up on the hill' with Repubs.



Yoyoyo77

(267 posts)
3. And also for being one of the few GOP leaning journalists to flip to a never Trump POV.
Thu Jan 20, 2022, 03:32 PM
Jan 2022

He also seems ( at least so far) to not be letting Trump allies off the hook. Compare his coverage to say, Chuck Todd who seems to come from a similar background.

Spazito

(50,325 posts)
4. Never cared for him...
Thu Jan 20, 2022, 03:38 PM
Jan 2022

always thought he was pro-repub in his reporting, now I know why:

"Mr. Costa, 36, gained attention for his Congressional coverage at the right-leaning National Review magazine before joining The Post in 2014."

Tom Rinaldo

(22,912 posts)
6. I'll miss him appearing on MSNBC
Thu Jan 20, 2022, 04:31 PM
Jan 2022

Yes I have always noted that he seemed to have excellent access to Republican sources, no doubt that is his political background, but it is his access to Republican sources that makes him interesting. Hell, MSNBC has no trouble tapping into Democratic and liberal sources. I sometimes glean some insight from Costa that is hard to get elsewhere, and he has never come across as someone who views Trump favorably.

FakeNoose

(32,634 posts)
8. I'm reading "Peril" right now, and he's done an awesome job with Bob Woodward
Thu Jan 20, 2022, 06:18 PM
Jan 2022

I have to say that the teamwork of Bob Woodward and Robert Costa in writing "Peril" has made a nice difference.

Woodward alone on his recent previous books, has been less interesting and involving. I think Woodward relied too much on his access to Chump which I found annoying. There's a lot more energy in this book, and I'm sticking with it to the end.

Also I've enjoyed Robert Costa's appearances on MSNBC, and I wish him luck in moving over to CBS. I believe I'll be spending more time watching CBS now.

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