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Schaffer named senior editor of Politico magazine

Michael Schaffer

Michael Schaffer, editor of Washingtonian Magazine, will be joining Politico to write a weekly reported column that takes readers inside Washington and will also be serving as a senior editor on the magazine.

He begins his new role in late January.

In his new role, Schaffer will also aid the magazine in recruiting and editing a new crop of contributors to build out coverage of Washington, its networks and its power structures.

He has previously served as editorial director at The New Republic and was editor of the Washington City Paper. He has also worked at the Washington City Paper from 1997 to 2000, serving as a senior writer and senior editor.

He has also reported for The Philadelphia Inquirer and was an associate editor at U.S. News & World Report. He is also the author of “One Nation Under Dog.”

Schaffer graduated from Columbia University in New York.

Mariam Ahmed

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