Washingtonians will have two new faces greeting them on the city’s premier personality, power and politics page. Nikki Schwab and Tara Palmeri are taking over as The Examiner’s new Yeas & Nays team.
Schwab reported for the U.S. News & World Report’s widely read “Washington Whispers” column and also produced that feature on U.S. News’ Web site. She will join the team in two weeks.
Before joining The Examiner, Palmeri had been a news assistant at CNN, where her duties included producing a daily political podcast. Her first appearance is in Tuesday’s paper.
Both women are graduates of American University — Palmeri has a bachelor’s degree in communications and Schwab a master’s in communications.
“Our new team will continue the Yeas & Nays tradition of providing inside information on celebrities and local events, as well as exclusive political bits that public officials hope will never see the light of day,” Examiner Editor Stephen G. Smith said. “Nikki and Tara will also do more blogging, tweeting, and updating on the Web. The print section will represent the best of their online work.”
Yeas & Nays is one of The Examiner’s signature features. In three years it has become a daily necessity — some say addiction — for an increasingly hip Washington region. Schwab and Palmeri follow the team of Kiki Ryan and Yeas co-founder Jeff Dufour.
