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On Thursday, POLITICO’s co-founder and editor in chief, John Harris, informed staff in a lengthy memo that he would be stepping back from his daily editorial oversight, moving into a chairman role and kicking off a search for a new top editor. The seismic move came after a bruising year of staff cuts and a steady stream of high-profile departures, raising the stakes for Harris’ successor and clouding the Axel Springer-owned outlet’s future.
Uncertainty over Harris’ shift, and what comes next, follows a number of key defections, including Sally Goldenberg, Dave Brown, Meridith McGraw, Alex Isenstadt, and Rachael Bade, who were once considered central to the newsroom.
Current and former staffers told Status that the atmosphere created by leadership, including Harris, senior executive editor Alex Burns, and executive vice president Jonathan Greenberger, has been…
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