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The nonprofit political newsroom NOTUS has hired nine journalists, including seven from The Washington Post, in a move that underscores growing competition between legacy news organisations and well-funded startup outlets and further emphasises the issues at the beleaguered Post.<\/p>\n
The hires, announced Monday in an internal memorandum from the Allbritton Journalism Institute, bring a cluster of veteran reporters and editors to the newsroom founded last year by Politico co-founder Robert Allbritton.<\/p>\n
The recruitment drive highlights a broader shift in Washington media: experienced reporters are increasingly leaving traditional newspapers for startup newsrooms with philanthropic backing, lower overheads and ambitions to build new national brands.<\/p>\n
Among the new arrivals is Dana Milbank, a columnist who spent more than 25 years at The Washington Post. Milbank said the move offered a chance to help build a new hometown publication that Washington \u201csorely needs\u201d.<\/p>\n
Jeff Stein, formerly the newspaper\u2019s chief economics correspondent, is also joining the outlet. Stein had recently drawn attention for public criticism of the Post\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n
Paul Kane, a longtime senior congressional correspondent known for his deep sourcing on Capitol Hill, will also move to NOTUS.<\/p>\n
Other hires include health policy reporter Paige Cunningham, sports reporter Sam Fortier and data columnist Andrew Van Dam, as well as editor Missy Khamvongsa.<\/p>\n
The move comes during a period of upheaval at The Washington Post, which has faced staff buyouts, leadership changes under chief executive Will Lewis and internal debate over editorial direction and digital strategy.<\/p>\n
NOTUS leaders say the organisation aims to build a newsroom focused on national politics without the costs and structures that weigh on older media companies. Editor-in-chief Tim Grieve has positioned the outlet as an attempt to capture some of the influence The Washington Post held during its peak decades.<\/p>\n
The expansion also comes ahead of a planned rebrand later this year. The outlet currently operates under the name NOTUS , short for \u201cNews of the United States\u201d , though internal documents and trademark filings point to a possible shift to a more traditional masthead, potentially The Washington Sun.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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