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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times? NYT Executive Editor Joe Kahn, outgoing Business Editor Ellen Pollock, and Breaker share a laugh at the “Empire of the Elite” book party. (Credit: BFA)
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In tonight’s edition, we go inside Politico’s Arlington newsroom to reveal new Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Greenberger’s plans for its beleaguered “Playbook” franchise. It comes as issues beset its D.C, Brussels, and new Australian outpost. Read on to find out which face of Politico was forced to apologize to colleagues over an error that infuriated the White House, and the boldface names that have had discussions about joining the Axel Springer-owned outlet.
Plus, The New York Times top brass confirmed our scoop that Business editor Ellen Pollock is stepping aside – we have the latest from inside The Gray Lady in the race to replace her.
Also, Telemundo and NBCU News Group Chairman Cesar Conde celebrated their World Cup coverage with a blow-out party at the Polo Lounge — see who made the guest list below.
And, the Wall Street Journal has issued a warning to staff after an ongoing “security threat” at the Rupert Murdoch-owned outlet has gone largely ignored.
Finally, it’s Thursday, which means Journo (and Comms) Jobs is back. Tonight we have a bumper edition including gigs at The Guardian, The Atlantic, Mediaite, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, Time, CBS News, Bloomberg, CNN, Punchbowl News, NBCUniversal, and The New York Times.
Mentioned tonight: Ari Emanuel, Cesar Conde, Rupert Murdoch, Aryeh Bourkoff, Emma Tucker, Goli Sheikholeslami, Rebecca Blumenstein, Jonathan Greenberger, Jack Blanchard, Adam Wren, John Harris, Megan Messerly, Dasha Burns, Karoline Leavitt, Ben Johansen, Alex Marquardt, Tina Nguyen, Rahm Emanuel, Ryan Heath, Nina Garcia, John Waldron, Kathleen Kingsbury, Deborah Solomon, Pui-Wing Tam, Mohammed Hadi, Rob Copeland, Michael Corkery, Joe Kahn, Carolyn Ryan, Marc Lacey, Ellen Pollock, Paul Farhi, Molly Reinmann, Michael Grynbaum, Mark Morales, Craig Melvin, Charlene Washington, Dan Adler, Charlie Cotton, Jacob Wasserman, Tyler Denk, Kashmir Hill, Daniel Thomas, Emma Lee, Andrew Deck, Joe Kahn, Emily Goligoski, Alice Brooker, Robert Booth, Dan Milmo, Dale Vince, Michael Savage, Andy Beckett, Andrew Zucker, and more.
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