🌱 NYT political reporter behind key Surfside collapse coverage earns new role
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- NYT political reporter behind key Surfside collapse coverage earns new role
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• Pati Mazzei joins the Politics desk at The New York Times (editorandpublisher.com) — Surfside readers will recognize Patricia Mazzei’s work from her in-depth coverage of the town’s condominium tower collapse, which the New York Times here cites as one of her standout stories. This piece announces her move to the Times’ Politics desk, highlighting her deep experience covering Florida’s shifting political landscape and major statewide tragedies like Surfside and Parkland. 
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