By Patrick on September 25, 2006 10:25 AM
Shailagh Murray is moving from the Washington Post’s Congressional beat to their national political desk to cover 2008. What other switches are being made to prepare for the upcoming election(s)? (And who will the Post hire to replace Murray? We can hear the Roll Callers/Hillies prepping their resumes as we speak…)
Michelle Mittelstadt joins the Houston Chronicle’s DC bureau to cover immigration and other issues for the Chron.
Photographer Pat Ryan has left The Hill to join Capitol Leader. Other Hillies who have made the jump for Capitol Leader:
-Copy editor Dana Wells
-Frank Meyers (production)
-Carrie Sheffield, who worked on The Hill’s “Health Watch”
Inside Higher Ed’s Rob Capriccioso joins The Hill to work on their Congress blog.
CQ’s Mark Stencel is joining Governing magazine.
Chris Rugaber has left BNA to join the Associated Press on their new financial news desk.
Mike Rupert. has left The Washington Examiner to join the D.C. government.
Nora Boustany leaves the Post’s Diplomatic Dispatches column.
More Washington, D.C. openings here.
Ann Binstock has been named managing editor at The
Magazine Group. She had been editorial director at FierceMarkets, Inc.
Who else is leaving jobs, switching beats?

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