Reader's Digest Washington Bureau Chief William Beaman is joining Campaigns & Elections magazine as editor-in-chief, FishbowlDC has learned. Beaman was bureau chief for five years and previously launched and ran the Reader's Digest Hong Kong bureau. Prior to Reader's Digest, he wrote and edited for the National Geographic Society and broadcasted a weekly documentary for Voice of America, including coverage of 1984 presidential election. Beaman has a Master's Degree from the Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Bachelo's Degree from Duke University.

In addition to Beaman's move, Morgan Felchner will become Executive Editor and head up web properties.