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Politico’s executive editor Dafna Linzer stepped down on Thursday, ending a yearlong tenure marked by top scoops and notable staff departures.
Editor-in-chief Matt Kaminski said in a memo to staffers on Thursday that it was Linzer’s decision. However, he alluded to a conflict between him and Linzer on Politico’s strategy. Discussions about her exit started in December, he wrote, and her last day will be March 31.
“We have always been aligned on the goal of making POLITICO the world’s premier source of news on politics, policy, and power,” he wrote. “But we saw ourselves diverging over the best way to get there.”