<p>An award-winning journalist who has covered the White House and national politics for America’s most prestigious news organizations, John Harwood gives audiences his deeply respected, nonpartisan take on the 2024 elections, politics and the economy.</p><p>For more than three decades, John Harwood has been one of the most instantly recognizable faces and one of the most trusted voices in journalism, reporting for the most iconic American news media, including the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, <em>The New York Times</em>, CNBC, CNN, PBS and NPR.</p><p>Harwood has interviewed every president from George H.W. Bush to Joe Biden and received an Emmy nomination for his hour-long, live CNBC town hall with President Barack Obama.</p><p>For the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, Harwood covered the first Bush White House, President Bill Clinton’s agenda in Congress and four presidential campaigns. He was part of the Journal’s team covering the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, which won the Pulitzer Prize.</p><p>For the <em>New York Times</em> and CNBC, Harwood chronicled the financial crisis and Great Recession, including the first 2009 television interview of President Obama as he prepared to enter the White House that January. He moderated Republican presidential debates during the 2012 and 2016 campaigns.</p><p>At CNN, Harwood covered the final year of Donald Trump’s presidency and his 2020 election battle with Biden. He subsequently tracked the new chief executive’s attempt to fashion and navigate a post-Trump era. </p><p>With a rigorously nonpartisan take on the most pressing issues of the day, Harwood helps audiences understand the ups and downs of American elections and the intersection of politics and the economy at a time when the future seems particularly uncertain, the nation has never been so bitterly divided, and both journalism and democracy seem in peril.</p>
Award-Winning Journalist; Former CNN White House Correspondent; Former CNBC Chief Washington DC Correspondent; Political Analyst and Commentator
<ul><li><strong>The 2024 Presidential Election: An In-Depth Analysis</strong></li><li>Drawing on decades of experience reporting for the most prestigious outlets on the media landscape, John Harwood provides a comprehensive analysis of the major presidential candidates, scrutinizing their policies, campaign strategies, and potential impact on the nation. He discusses in detail key issues such as healthcare, climate change, economic policy, and foreign relations, highlighting their significance in the current political climate. Harwood also explores the role of media in shaping public opinion, emphasizing the importance of fact-checking in the age of misinformation. </li><li><strong>Washington and the Economy</strong></li><li>America’s $17-trillion economy moves in rhythms all its own. But what happens in Washington—taxes, spending, regulations, interest rates—helps shape which businesses prosper, what workers earn and whether jobs are plentiful. John Harwood, who has spent decades covering those issues in print for the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> and on television for CNBC, takes audiences through choices facing the White House, Congress and the Federal Reserve and how they matter for their pocketbooks. </li><li><strong>Journalism and the Threat to Democracy</strong></li><li>That 21st-century American journalism and democracy both find themselves in crisis is no coincidence. Economic and cultural changes have shredded the pool of commonly accepted information, and with it the credibility of media organizations among other institutions. As Jan. 6 demonstrated, a vast swath of the country angrily rejects plainly visible facts about the nation’s elections. That creates a wrenching dilemma for the financially fragile business of journalism—more bluntness, or more solicitousness toward its skeptics? In print and on television, conducting interviews and moderating presidential debates, John Harwood has been on the firing line and can help audiences understand the escalating challenges ahead. </li><li><strong>An Insightful, Humorous and Skilled Moderator and Emcee</strong></li><li>One of the most instantly recognizable faces and voices in journalism today, John Harwood is the ideal moderator, panelist and emcee for events focused on national politics, elections and the economy. His 30-plus years covering the most important national news stories of the day for CNN, CNBC and other prestigious news outlets—moderating presidential debates and interviewing sitting presidents and other leaders—were the ideal preparation, and he brings clarity, nonpartisan objectivity and thought-provoking insight to every event. </li></ul>