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Washington Post appoints Cassata as politics breaking news editor

Donna Cassata

The following excerpt announcement was sent out by The Washington Post national editor Steven Ginsberg, deputy national editor Lori Montgomery and senior politics editor Peter Wallsten:

We are delighted to announce that Donna Cassata has become the politics breaking news editor, a new position that will allow us to sharpen and expand our coverage of live events and breaking news from Capitol Hill to the White House to the campaign trail.

As Congress editor for the past three years, Donna has guided our stellar team through some of the biggest stories of our time.

Donna is a generous colleague, unflappable on deadline, lightning fast with copy and terrific at collaborating across the newsroom – qualities that will serve her well as she leads a team that has become a critical part of our political coverage. Please join us in congratulating Donna, who began her new role last month.

Mariam Ahmed

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