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.

He is also the second well-known correspondent to exit The Post in recent days. David Fahrenthold, a 21-year veteran of the paper and a Pulitzer Prize winner for his investigations into the Trump family’s charitable donations, joined The New York Times this month.

Mr. Costa, who 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 from 2015 to 2020 on MSNBC and NBC News programs, where he was a political analyst.

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