Jake Tapper
Summary
Jacob Paul "Jake" Tapper (born March 12, 1969) is an American print and television journalist, currently the Senior White House Correspondent for ABC News in Washington, D.C. He was named to that position the day after Election Day, 2008, having covered then-Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign.He last interviewed Obama in July in Moscow, in an interview where the President expressed confidence that his foreign policy approach was starting to work and said regarding the stimulus package, "there's nothing that we would have done differently." In January, Tapper broke the story of the tax troubles of then-Health and Human Services Secretary nominee and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), troubles that ultimately derailed Daschle's nomination.In early 2010 Tapper became interim anchor of ABC's This Week, hosting the program until Christiane Amanpour moves into her role as This Week's permanent host in August 2010.Tapper was born in New York City and was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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The New CNN Gets Into the Big Data Game
CNN is once again trying its hand at the analytics game in the upfront, only this time it has the backing of a larger partnership. The cable news network is joining forces with Nielsen and Arbitron to create CNN All-Screen, which will measure out-of-home and cross-platform viewing to create a more accurate measurement for the network’s ad impressions.
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CNN loses way as Americans switch to partisan hosts and celebrity chat
The new boss wants less analysis and more of Piers Morgan's punchy opinions. Will this change stop the ratings rot at the pioneering network?.
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Steve Capus to step down as president of NBC News after eight years
Resignation comes amid turmoil among US television news, with CNN's Jeff Zucker hiring talent from ABC and other competitors.
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Jake Tapper Leaves ABC News for CNN
Mr. Tapper, widely seen as one of the most aggressive reporters in the nation's capital, will anchor an afternoon program for CNN and will be its chief Washington correspondent.
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White House press corps reveals its Beltway worst in questions to Obama
Reporters fail to distinguish themselves by skipping guns and focusing on the fiscal cliff – but president fares little better.
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Fact-checking politics: Why we need “open journalism” more than ever
There’s been a lot of sound and fury over Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan’s speech at the party’s national convention on Wednesday, and how it was riddled with inaccuracies, or what some prefer to call “demonstrably misleading assertions. ” Is it news that a politician on the campaign trail would shade the truth, or use underhanded rhetorical tactics? Probably not, but the Ryan speech touched off a powder keg of emotion around the role that the traditional press plays in such acts of political theater, and whether the mainstream media deliberately downplays those kinds of falsehoods.
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First official White House videographer Arun Chaudhary: ‘I am showing a more realistic view of the presidency’
Arun Chaudhary’s book “First Cameraman” was released Tuesday; it’s about about his stint as the White House’s first official videographer. The book seems to be packaged with a certain Gen-Y knowingness, as a blurb from Rahm Emmanuel on… Read more.
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Business Insider, CNN get John Edwards verdict wrong
Business Insider was on the wrong side of the John Edwards verdict earlier today, flashing a “guilty” banner on its site and publishing a story that wrongly attributed the incorrect verdict to ABC News. Here’s the offending story and banner,… Read more.
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Why do some people hate the phrase ‘Polish death camps’?
The White House | Poynter | The Economist | Krakow Post | Business Insider | The Washington Post | New York Observer Defenders of Polish integrity howled with outrage Tuesday after President Obama used the following phrase (bolded text… Read more.
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World Press Freedom Day: Where We Stand After the Arab Spring
Nineteen years ago, before the Internet had reached millions of homes, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the celebration of press freedom, deeming May 3 "World Press Freedom Day. " Since then, the day has been celebrated by organizations and government entities alike.
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