Sam Stein Leaving The Daily Beast for Politico

Sam Stein, politics editor at The Daily Beast for the past three years, announced this morning that he is joining Politico in January.

Some professional news that's personal:

I’m joining @politico as White House editor, beginning of 2021. I’m thrilled to join the amazing team there cover such an important historical moment. I’ll have much more to say later abt my current fam at @thedailybeast who I love dearly.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) December 21, 2020

Also an MSNBC contributor, Stein will ply his editing craft to the White House beat. His time at The Daily Beast has brought with it noticeable growth, particularly in the way the site has blended coverage of political media arms. Earlier this month, The Big Lead gave them a made-up award for the work.

Politico will be losing three of its top reporters in 2021 as Jake Sherman, Anna Palmer and John Bresnahan are leaving to create a competitor to the outlet's Playbook. Adjust your daily fantasy rosters accordingly.