Linzer Wins, Schmidt Self-Owns | Winners & Losers in Today’s Green Room

Politico had an incredible get this week, saying that Dafna Linzer can be taking up the position of government editor. The veteran will probably be working with editor-in-chief Matt Kaminski out of Washington, D.C. starting on April 25.

The big name journalist used to be most recently the managing editor for politics for MSNBC and NBC News, as well as the managing editor for NBC’s digital news.

Kaminski sent a personnel memo with the information on Wednesday:

“During the last months, we’ve talked to lots of you concerning the newsletter’s present and future ambitions. Drawing on those conversations, we’ve looked extensively for individuals who will assist us reach them. Dafna’s appointment is likely one of the very important steps we’re taking this spring to position POLITICO for a great new era.

“Following a national search, Dafna emerged as an ideal candidate to enroll in the editorial management staff on this crucial position. Dafna’s mandate is to make certain that our journalism is absolute best in class and bold, and that we now have the talent right here to ship on that promise to our readers.”

Politico lauded Linzer’s intensive and widely diversified experience in the trade.

“Dafna brings an surprisingly wide range of expertise and record of achievement to POLITICO. She has labored in print, digital and tv. She knows the political and Washington story as well as any individual, but has additionally excelled as a overseas correspondent and investigative reporter.”

“She’s succeeded at every skilled stop,” mentioned Kaminski, detailing her credentials which embody the Related Press, Professional Publica, and as “a must-read as a national safety correspondent on the Washington Submit.”

In a tweet, Linzer adds she is “Honored to sign up for this stellar information organization at a time when POLITICO is increasing in scope and ambition.”

Ex-Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, previously of the Lincoln Challenge, tried and did not dunk on New York Instances reporter Maggie Haberman on Twitter Wednesday night time. He shared personal messages displaying he messaged her eight times after she made it clear she didn’t wish to speak.

Dean Baquet, the chief editor of the New York Times, informed Mediaite, “This is harassment and it is unacceptable.”

Schmidt shared four pages of emails on Twitter he had with Haberman, whose former beat used to be Donald Trump.

It isn’t clear what induced Schmidt. He mentioned in a thread he was out to reveal the “rot” of get entry to journalism. His complaints focused on whether or not he knew Lincoln Undertaking co-founder John Weaver sending undesirable messages to 21 younger men prior to he stepped down. The gist of his non-public exchanges with Haberman, although, centered on long-useless Times reporter Walter Duranty for some motive.

Schmidt tweeted a few virtually century-previous story about Duranty and Hitler, tagging Haberman in it without rationalization.

In step with private messages he shared Wednesday, Schmidt sent Haberman an unsolicited screenshot of the tweet.

What followed used to be an exchange of precisely 26 messages whereby Schmidt berated Haberman and droned on about topics akin to Rick Wilson, Duranty, Trump, and The Lincoln Undertaking.

There used to be no part of the uncomfortable thread or wild screenshots he shared during which it looked like Schmidt got here out ahead. Unhinged would be a better description.

Schmidt believed he used to be dunking on Haberman, but the thread entire little as opposed to to additional a conception that Lincoln Challenge co-founders are incapable of staying out of folks’s inboxes.