John Harris Named Top Editor at Politico

Politico mentioned Monday that its prime U.S. editor was stepping down and would get replaced by one of many publication’s co-founders, John Harris, who may even tackle extra obligations for Politico’s worldwide editions.

Matt Kaminski, who joined Politico practically a decade in the past from The Wall Street Journal, will conclude his tenure as editor in chief on the finish of August, Goli Sheikholeslami, Politico’s chief govt, mentioned in an electronic mail to the workers Monday.

Ms. Sheikholeslami mentioned in her memo that the brand new position for Mr. Harris, who had been serving as editorial chair, could be expanded to incorporate all of Politico’s editorial models underneath his purview.

“To be clear: John is not returning to a job he once had,” Ms. Sheikholeslami mentioned. “To the contrary, he is stepping into a new role as the single top editorial executive in the company, with newsrooms in the United States and Europe reporting to him.”

Ms. Sheikholeslami mentioned within the electronic mail that after Mr. Kaminski completed in his position, he would grow to be editor at massive at Politico and give attention to writing.

It’s the most recent change to the highest ranks of Politico. In March, the manager editor, Dafna Linzer, who reported to Mr. Kaminski, stepped down after a yr within the job. Mr. Kaminski acknowledged in an electronic mail to workers members on the time that he and Ms. Linzer “saw ourselves diverging” over Politico’s strategic path.

Mr. Harris based Politico with Jim VandeHei and Robert Allbritton in 2007. It was purchased by the German publishing big Axel Springer in 2021 for $1 billion.

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