Jonathan Martin, one of the first reporters hired by Politico, is joining the New York Times as national political correspondent.
Carolyn Ryan, political editor at the NYT, via a staff memo called Martin a "natural for the role: he has unending passion for politics, an intrepid journalistic spirit and an astonishingly extensive Rolodex."
Martin, who was hired by Politico at the end of 2006, had been at Hotline.
He succeeds Jeff Zeleny, who left the NYT for ABC News.
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