Joe Concha, longtime media columnist for media news and opinion blog Mediaite, has moved to beltway political outlet The Hill, where he has been appointed media reporter.
Concha’s new position is effective immediately.
 Joe Concha |
Concha, who joined Mediaite in the summer of 2012, made frequent appearances as a media analyst on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, HLN, MSNBC and CNBC. Prior to his tenure at Mediaite, Concha was a producer and news writer at Fox News.
In a statement yesterday that doubled as his farewell column, Concha officially announced he was leaving Mediaite for “a non-partisan, DC-based publication.”
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