Josh Campbell
Correspondent
Josh Campbell is a CNN Correspondent covering law enforcement and national security.

Josh Campbell is a CNN Correspondent covering law enforcement and national security.
Campbell reports both domestically and internationally, and provides on-air analysis across CNN platforms. He can often be found deployed to the scene of critical security events, helping lead the network's breaking news coverage of issues involving public safety.
During his time at CNN, Campbell has been involved in covering numerous mass shootings, terrorist incidents, public corruption cases, hate crimes, and the rise of political violence around the world. As a member of CNN's Justice Team, he has covered Robert Mueller's Russia probe; the Trump impeachment inquiry; investigations into criminal and ethical misconduct involving public officials; alleged government abuse; and the collision of politics and law enforcement.
Campbell was part of the award-winning team on the ground in Istanbul reporting on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. CNN's coverage resulted in the receipt of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award; the Deadline Club award for National Television Spot News Reporting; and the Golden Nymph for Best TV News.
Prior to joining the network, Campbell was a Supervisory Special Agent with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, spending over a decade involved in high-profile terrorism, kidnapping, cyber, and counterintelligence investigations. His work included diplomatic postings to American embassies abroad as a representative to foreign law enforcement and intelligence services; operational assignments in conflict zones; and a tour as senior career agent in the Office of the FBI Director. He received four FBI Combat Theater Awards for his work embedded with military special operations and CIA teams abroad.
Campbell has a Master of Arts in Communication from Johns Hopkins, a Bachelor of Arts in Government from The University of Texas at Austin, and completed Arabic language immersion training at Middlebury College. He is a term member with the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of a new book on the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation. In addition, Campbell is a reserve military officer and teaches digital and national security at the University of Southern California.