David Cochrane (journalist)

David William Cochrane is a Canadian television journalist who has been the host of CBC News Network's daily show Power & Politics since February 2023.

Previously a reporter for network affiliate CBNT-DT in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Local News Reportage at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for his report on a major police drug smuggling investigation in the province. He joined the network's national parliamentary bureau in Ottawa as a reporter in 2016, and was sometimes seen as a fill-in host of Power & Politics prior to being named the show's permanent host in 2023. Since assuming host duties, he has covered various provincial elections, and led coverage of the 2025 federal election including the Leaders' debate on April 17, 2025, where he and a CBC colleague had an off-camera confrontation with another media organization.