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Politico Playbook promotes Okun to reporter and Ross to digital editor

L to R: Eli Okun, Garrett Ross

Eli Okun, Politico Playbook producer, has taken on the role of reporter. Previously, he was a copy editor and prior to joining Politico, he served as a correspondent at New Hampshire Union Leader in Manchester.

Okun also interned at the Texas Tribune, Providence Business News and The Washington Post. Okun graduated from Brown University.

Garrett Ross has been appointed digital editor after serving as a Playbook producer and copy editor. He worked at The Associated Press and was an intern at The New York Times.

Ross graduated from Penn State University.

You can congratulate Okun and Ross on Twitter.

Mariam Ahmed

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