Cynthia Tucker to write Washington political column for AJC

Cynthia Tucker, editorial page editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, will move to a new role this summer as a Washington-based political columnist for the AJC.

Tucker, a Pulitzer Prize winner, will write two columns a week as well as a blog on ajc.com.

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“This is such an exciting time to be providing commentary from the nation’s capital,” Tucker said in a prepared announcement by the newspaper. “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.”

With Tucker moving to Washington, Andre Jackson has been named editorial editor, a new position. In his new role, Jackson will convene the editorial board as well as write opinion pieces.

He is currently senior editor for business, federal and state news and was previously a member of the AJC’s editorial board. Prior to joining the AJC in April 2008 he was business editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Ken Foskett, currently the commentary editor, becomes opinion editor, also a new position. He will edit and manage content on the opinion pages and ensure a balance of topics and viewpoints, the announcement said.

With the shifts, the pages will have staff-written columns or opinion pieces by Tucker, Jackson, Jay Bookman and recently named conservative editorial writer Kyle Wingfield.

Columns by Jim Wooten, an AJC editorial page writer who is soon retiring, will appear once a week, as will columns by former congressman Bob Barr. Mike Luckovich’s cartoons will appear five days a week.