From a MediaBistro report today:
After nearly seven years, Jackie Kucinich is leaving her beat on Capitol Hill for USA Today. Currently a Senate reporter for Roll Call, she's making a major leap to join the daily as a national political writer. At USAT, she’ll focus on the GOP presidential field, covering the Republican primaries and general election.
Kucinich is the daughter of Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.
Her move follows Kathy Kiely's exit last September as the paper's congressional and national politics correspondent. Kiely quit for a job at National Journal amid USAT's reorganization and staff reduction.
After nearly seven years, Jackie Kucinich is leaving her beat on Capitol Hill for USA Today. Currently a Senate reporter for Roll Call, she's making a major leap to join the daily as a national political writer. At USAT, she’ll focus on the GOP presidential field, covering the Republican primaries and general election.
Kucinich is the daughter of Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.
Her move follows Kathy Kiely's exit last September as the paper's congressional and national politics correspondent. Kiely quit for a job at National Journal amid USAT's reorganization and staff reduction.
Reason No. 454 not to pose with pineapples: This photo of Jackie Kucinich appears on MediaBistro's Fish Bowl D.C. site.
ReplyDeleteYou can't hold kids responsible for what their parents have been. She's a straight-shooter.
ReplyDeleteHope she views it as a temporary 1 or maybe 2 year gig, and can take the low morale and daily misery of poor leadership and not knowing when she will get laid off.
ReplyDeleteKathy went to National Journal, not National Review - totally different universes.
ReplyDeleteGack! Indeed, they're very different. I've fixed that.
ReplyDeleteAn unfortunate photo, indeed, Jim.
ReplyDeleteNews had a horrible time filling Kathy's position. Most of the political reporters at other outlets who were approached about her job didn't even return USAT's phone calls. The paper is flooded with unqualified applications but very few who are already at the national level were interested in joining Gannett. I'm glad they finally filled it.
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