Jonathan Lai (pictured) joins Politico as a data and politics editor fresh from the Philadelphia Inquirer, while over at CNN, Arit John has come on board as a national politics reporter to cover the 2024 presidential election. And in a nod to Stalin’s salad days of Soviet press bullying, Russia has blacklisted journalists from the BBC, Guardian and the Telegraph.

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Politico hires Lai as data and politics editor

John swaps LA Times for CNN

Press oppression continues as Russia blacklists BBC, Guardian and Telegraph journalists