Philip Rucker, former WaPo editor, to oversee CNN’s D.C. newsgathering teams
Former Washington Post editor Philip Rucker, who was hired at CNN in January, is now in charge of all D.C. editorial and management of newsgathering teams, reports TheWrap.
Rucker’s oversight of the bureau, states The Wrap, “came at the expense of senior vice president Adam Levine, with his duties shrinking to CNN’s investigative team and a new “hub desk” in Washington, according to a report by Status founder Oliver Darcy.
“In his Friday newsletter, Darcy, a former senior media reporter for CNN, reported that Levine appeared to have been “caught off guard by the sudden power shift” when the changes were announced by CNN Executive Editor Virginia Moseley at a Thursday staff meeting. Bureau chief David Chalian was also designated to oversee the operations side of editorial, polling and election analysis.
“In an internal memo, which Darcy shared in full in his newsletter, Moseley described the shift as a “new structure for Washington as we continue to enhance and streamline the Global News operation.”
She added, “Washington’s editors will play an even more integral role in our reporting, helping to lead coverage, beats and story assignments.””
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