The Los Angeles Times correspondent Arit John has been announced as the latest hire by CNN to cover the 2024 Presidential campaign.
John has plenty of political coverage during her long media career. In 2016, she exclusively covered the campaign of Bernie Sanders for Bloomberg News as he chased the Democratic nomination. She also covered both houses of Congress for Bloomberg.
In addition to her work at The Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg, John has written for The Wire, The Atlantic, and The New York Times.
While in Los Angeles, John covered national politics for the west coast audience, including the 2020 Presidential election and the 2022 midterms.
She is the latest in a string of hirings by CNN as the 2024 Presidential campaign heats up. In recent weeks, the network has hired Jamal Simmons as a political commentator, Chloe Melas as an entertainment reporter, Tim Carter as Executive Producer of CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, Daniel Strauss as a national political reporter, and Kayla Tausche as Senior White House Correspondent, among others.
A southern California native, John will be based in Washington D.C. for her new role with CNN.
