Shawna Thomas Is Named Vice News Washington Bureau Chief

She leaves NBC News after a decade there.

Shawna Thomas, who has been at NBC News for the past decade, the last two spent at Meet the Press, where she is senior producer and senior editor, is moving on. Thomas has been named Washington bureau chief at Vice News, responsible for both digital and television content.

And since fewer than 100 almost assuredly absurd days remain in this election, Vice News head Josh Tyrangiel is tasking Thomas with looking past the elections, to focus on policy coverage à la Vice, meaning, as Tyrangiel said in a statement, “We are really interested in the federal government and how it works and why it doesn’t work.

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