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CNN poaches Pulitzer-winner Philip Rucker from Washington Post

The veteran journalist will lead the network's editorial strategy.

The veteran journalist will lead the network's editorial strategy.

Philip Rucker. (Photo via social media, Graphic by The Desk)
Philip Rucker. (Photo via social media, Graphic by The Desk)

Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) cable news channel CNN has poached a long-time Washington Post journalist to lead its editorial strategy, the company announced on Tuesday.

Philip Rucker will join the network as its Senior Vice President of Editorial Strategy and News; he was selected in part for his deep expertise on President Donald Trump, having covered his first presidential administration during his nearly 20-year career at the Washington Post, the network said in a press release.



Rucker served on news teams at the Washington Post that went on to win three Pulitzer Prizes: One in 2014 for national reporting on the AR-15 automatic assault rifle, another in 2018 for pieces that examined Russia’s interference in the U.S. election and the third in 2022 for coverage of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Rucker starts at CNN on February 10. He will continue to work out of Washington, D.C., the network said.



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