Jake Tapper

Jake Tapper is one of those rare anchors who has earned trust the hard way, through consistency and rigor. Leading CNN's Washington coverage and racking up Emmy Awards speaks to his standing, but the detail I love most is that this serious journalist is also a cartoonist. That blend of hard news and wry humor feels distinctly human to me. In an age where opinion often drowns out reporting, I value a newsman who keeps facts at the center while never losing his wit. Tapper strikes me as exactly that kind of steady, principled presence.

Name (English)

Jake Tapper

Name (Japanese)

ジェイク・タッパー

Reading

じぇいく・たっぱー

Born

March 12, 1969 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rooster

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

journalist / writer / draftsperson

University

Dartmouth College

Awards & achievements

• 2017 Carey McWilliams Award
• 2018 Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award

• Official sitehttp://www.jaketapper.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jaketapper/
• Xhttps://x.com/jaketapper
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake%20Tapper
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6125032

Tags

• New York
• journalist
• writer
• draftsperson

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.