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NOTUS plans to rebrand and build “the next great Washington newsroom”

NOTUS plans to nearly double its 50-person staff by 2026 to cover national politics, local Washington, and federal agencies while expanding its opinion section.

Summary by Nieman Lab
Another billionaire-backed news organization has announced ambitions to expand into the void created by The Washington Post’s layoffs. NOTUS, a nonprofit newsroom backed by Politico founder Robert Allbritton that covers “government and politics with the fresh eyes of newcomers and the expertise of veterans,” is rebranding and doubling its staff, as first reported by Semafor’s Max Tani. In 2024, editor-in-chief Tim Grieve described NOTUS to then-…

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Nieman Lab broke the news in on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
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