The Kennedy Summer School has announced that acclaimed American journalist and author Jim Acosta will be a featured guest speaker at this year’s event.

It takes place in New Ross, County Wexford, from August 28th to 30th.

On Saturday afternoon, August 30th, former CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta will take part in a conversation with Dr. Stacey Connaughton of Purdue University.

Renowned for his distinguished career in journalism, Acosta gained national recognition as CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent, where his rigorous questioning and high-profile exchanges with Donald Trump made headlines worldwide.

Acosta joined CNN in 2007 after beginning his career in local radio and television and with CBS News, where he covered issues including the 2004 presidential election, the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina.

He covered Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s campaigns for the 2008 presidential election at the beginning of his time at CNN before becoming a national political correspondent and covering Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign.

He was promoted to senior White House correspondent during Obama’s second term as president, then became chief White House correspondent in 2018, during Donald Trump’s first term as president.

Acosta now hosts The Jim Acosta Show on Substack and YouTube, bringing his trademark insight and analysis to audiences across the globe.

For further information and for tickets, visit www.kennedysummerschool.ie

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