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Politico hires Lai as data and politics editor

Jonathan Lai

Jonathan Lai will join Politico as a data and politics editor. He comes from the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he has worked for more than a decade, recently as editor of data-driven storytelling.

In this role, Lai started and led a data-driven journalism team that focused on computational reporting methods, statistical analysis and innovation storytelling. He also covered voting rights and election administration as a data and democracy reporter.

He joined in June 2012 as an intern, and then served as a higher education reporter.

Lai has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago.

Be sure to congratulate Lai on X/Twitter.

Mariam Ahmed

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