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Ken Lovett to the News, the Times' Diane Cardwell to Stanford

by John Koblin  |  April 29, 2008
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There's some movement on the local political beat!

Ken Lovett, formerly the New York Post's no. 2 to Fred Dicker, is moving to the rival Daily News where he'll compete directly with his former colleague. As our Azi Paybarah reports, it's appears the News is trying to muscle up its political desk: in addition to Mr. Lovett, they hired the tireless Liz Benjamin last year, and they're going to add another Albany reporter to the bureau soon (Joe Mahoney, who currently mans the desk, will take a buyout).

Meanwhile, the Times city hall bureau chief Diane Cardwell is taking a John S. Knight Fellowship and will study at Stanford for the next year. Calling in all resumes to Carolyn Ryan, the Times' metro political editor!

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Anonymous (not verified) says:

Why are you covering for Liz Benjamin and Ken Lovett?

It's no secret in Albany that Benjamin hates Lovett and Lovett despises Benjamin. Now, the Daily News has decided that Benjamin will work for Lovett. She's furious about the decision.

Also, it's publicly reported knowledge in several Albany media outlets that Joe Mahoney was arrested for DWI last year. The Daily News was none too pleased about Mahoney's bust, and has been trying to get rid of him every since.

Why would you hide this commonly known information from your readers?

Covering for fellow media scribes, are we?

April 29, 2008 4:04 PM

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