Politico Aims to Rise Again as Reporters, Editors Exit

Columbia Journalism Review: In just a few short years, Politico quickly grew into an established institution of political journalism. However, its competitors, largely spurred by Politico’s emergence, swarmed into the digital sphere that it once dominated and, often enough, beat it. Old and new rivals alike emulated its lightning-fast coverage of political minutiae. Politico became a victim of its own success. A significant number of reporters and editors left Politico between October and January, a trend that has slowed but not stopped. None of this takes away from Politico’s ambitions.