Washington Post's veteran editor gets game-changing role in political coverage
Long-time Washington Post editor moves up to lead political enterprise team. Dan Eggen will guide reporters in creating top-notch political coverage while pushing for more team collaboration
The Washington Post has made a key change in its political coverage leadership. Dan Eggen‚ whoʼs been shaping the papers politics reporting for about 10 years is stepping into a new position as political-enterprise editor
In his fresh role Eggen will take charge of a reporting team thats focused on broad political coverage; working side-by-side with beat reporters and editors to create quick-turn stories (his main task is to guide political coverage from start to finish)
The announcement came from National Editor Phil Rucker and Deputy National Editor Amy Fiscus who expect the move to boost the Posts news-making potential. The papers leadership sees this change as a way to combine different reporters skills — helping create team-based coverage that shapes daily news discussions
Eggen will push for fresh smart and news-breaking political stories: his role includes managing both broad-focused political reporters and working with specialized journalists. The position aims to keep the Posts tradition of strong collaborative reporting while making sure stories have real impact on todays news landscape
