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James LaPorta
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National Security Coordinating Producer, CBS News
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Biography
James LaPorta is an award-winning journalist and photographer based in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He is a former U.S. Marine and a veteran of the Afghanistan war. He has covered a wide array of topics from national security and the Department of Defense to the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Matthew and political battles between North Carolina and the LGBTQ community. Mr. LaPorta's most recent work has gained national attention, including being cited by members of the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Notably, his reporting on the Marines United explicit photo sharing scandal inside the U.S. Armed Forces led to a feature article about him in The New York Times, which also ran in the print edition of The Boston Globe. Mr. LaPorta would later testify in front of the Congressional Women's Caucus about his reporting while on assignment for The Daily Beast. As a freelance journalist, he has interviewed an eclectic selection of prominent figures, including, but not limited to, General Michael Hayden, General James Amos, Lieutenant General William Beydler, Congressman Walter Jones, Congressman Allen West, Actor Sam Jaeger, Actress Monica Potter, Actress Lauren Graham, Actress Heather Morris, Actor Shia Lebeouf and Screenwriter Adam Simon. His work has been published in The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Daily Beast, The Military Times, Stars and Stripes, The Jacksonville Daily News, Task and Purpose, and Mic News among many other publications. Mr. LaPorta has contributed news and commentary to The New York Times, The Washington Post, CBS News, NBC News and News.com in Australia. He has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, Inside Edition and Newsmax TV to discuss his reporting or trending news topics. While pursuing a career in journalism, he attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he majored in political science, with a minor in journalism — Mr. LaPorta has an undergraduate certification in homeland security with a focus on counter terrorism from the American Military University. Prior to journalism, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a infantry rifleman. From 2006 until 2014, Mr. LaPorta worked in multiple leadership billets, serving as a infantry squad leader, a combat marksmanship instructor and an intelligence cell chief. He deployed multiple times to Afghanistan. He is a graduate of several military schools, including the Combat Marksmanship Instructor Trainers Course and Non-Lethal Weapons and Tactics Course through II Special Operations Training Group. Mr. LaPorta holds a Black Belt, First Degree through the Marine Corps Marital Arts Program and is a qualified rifle expert in precision shooting.
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CBS News
CBS News is a leading American broadcast journalism organization and a division of CBS, established on September 18, 1927. Headquartered at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City, it has played a significant role in television and radio news for nearly a century. CBS News began as a radio service and expanded into television, becoming known for its live coverage and national news reporting. The organization offers a variety of television news programming, including the flagship *CBS Evening News*, which has featured prominent anchors like Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather. It also produced notable series such as *United Nations In Action*, which provided live coverage of UN proceedings, and *Douglas Edwards with the News*, the first nightly newscast broadcast coast-to-coast. CBS News has maintained a strong presence in radio journalism and has created documentary content through CBS News Productions. Under the leadership of President Wendy McMahon, CBS News continues to innovate while upholding its legacy in journalism.
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