Politico said Monday that its top US editor is stepping down and will be replaced by John Harris, one of the publication’s co-founders, who will also take on additional responsibilities for Politico’s international editions.
Matt Kaminsky, who joined Politico from The Wall Street Journal nearly a decade ago, will end his tenure as editor-in-chief at the end of August, Politico Chief Executive Goli Sheikholeslami said in an email to staff on Monday.
Ms. Sheikholeslami said in her memo that the new role of Mr. Harris, who had served as editorial president, would be expanded to include all of Politico’s editorial units under his purview.
Ms. Sheikholeslami said, “To be clear: John is not going back to the job he previously had.” “To the contrary, he is stepping into a new role as the single top editorial executive at the company, with newsrooms in the United States and Europe reporting to him.”
Ms. Shekholeslami said in the email that after Mr. Kaminsky’s role ends, he will become editor-at-large at Politico and focus on writing.
It’s the latest change in Politico’s top ranks. In March, Daphna Linzer, the executive editor who reported to Mr Kaminski, resigned after one year on the job. Mr. Kaminski acknowledged in an email to staff members at the time that he and Ms. Linzer “saw themselves growing apart” over the strategic direction of Politico.
Mr. Harris founded Politico in 2007 with Jim Vandehei and Robert Allbritton. It was bought by German publishing giant Axel Springer in 2021 for $1 billion.
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