Precision Strategies Recruits NYT Alum Wyatt
Thu, Dec. 3, 2020
By Kevin McCauley
Ed Wyatt, a 20-year reporter for the New York Times, has joined DC-based Precision Strategies as director of communications.
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Ed Wyatt, a 20-year reporter for the New York Times, has joined DC-based Precision Strategies as director of communications.
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