The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Cynthia Tucker Goes to Washington

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ATLANTA

The AJC announces changes to its Op-Ed pages

ATLANTA, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) announced today that Cynthia Tucker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and the newspaper's editorial page editor, will take a new role as political columnist based in Washington, D.C., beginning this summer. Her columns will appear twice each week in the AJC's Op-Ed pages and online at ajc.com.

In her new role, Tucker will help readers to connect the dots between what is happening in the nation's capital and Atlanta. As a seasoned columnist, she is in a unique position to bring a larger, more relevant view of Washington to Atlantans.

"This is such an exciting time to be providing commentary from the nation's capital," said Tucker. "This new opportunity not only gives me a chance to witness a historic presidency up close, but it also allows me to focus on what citizens all over the country are focused on -- politics out of Washington. The economy is the dominant news topic -- and will be for some time -- so whatever President Obama and Congress do about jobs and health care and foreclosures matters to people from Georgia to New York to California."

"Our nation is facing historic changes and challenges, and decisions made in D.C. and those who make them hold great interest for our audience," said AJC Editor Julia Wallace. "We are excited that Cynthia is embarking on a new opportunity to provide compelling content and to continue journalism's vital function of a government watchdog. She's known for tackling hot topics such as voting rights, immigration reform and investing in education. This is a great move for Cynthia, the AJC, and most importantly, our audience."

Frequently a television commentator, Tucker has won many awards and honors, including the American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award, the University of Alabama's Clarence Cason Writing Award and Colby College's Elijah Lovejoy Award. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2007.

Also based in D.C., Bob Keefe serves as the AJC's news correspondent covering national politics and news relevant to the Atlanta community.

AJC's Op-Ed Pages

Tucker's new role and the upcoming retirement of conservative columnist Jim Wooten bring change to the AJC's Op-Ed pages. Andre Jackson, currently the AJC's senior editor for business, federal and state news, has been named editorial editor. He will convene the editorial board and write opinion for the newspaper. Before joining the AJC, Jackson served as the business editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Ken Foskett, currently a commentary editor for the AJC, has been named the opinion editor. He will edit and manage the content that appears on the Op-Ed pages and ensure its balance of topics and viewpoints.

The pages will be anchored by content from Tucker, Jackson, Jay Bookman and the AJC's new conservative columnist Kyle Wingfield. Wooten and Bob Barr will contribute weekly columns, and Mike Luckovich's cartoons will appear five times a week.

The Op-Ed pages also will feature a mix of syndicated columnists and cartoonists including Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Charles Krauthammer and Leonard Pitts.

About The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the leading source -- both in print and online -- of news, information and advertising for metropolitan Atlanta, reaching a total print and online audience of more than 2.2 million people each week. Every month, nearly 2.5 million unique visitors access the newspaper's Web sites, including ajc.com and accessAtlanta.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is part of Cox Media Group, Inc. and owned by Cox Enterprises, Inc., one of the nation's leading communications, media and automotive companies.

SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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