Harwood, ex-'WSJ', Joins 'NYT' Political Team

By: E&P Staff The New York Times announced today that John Harwood, chief Washington correspondent for CNBC television, will become a political writer for The New York Times effective Dec. 24.

The part-time role is similar to work he has done for The Wall Street Journal for the past two years while still leading CNBC's Washington coverage.

?We?re extremely happy to add John Harwood to our stellar political team,? said Richard Stevenson, The Times?s political editor.

Mr. Harwood joined The Wall Street Journal in 1991 as White House correspondent, and later became Congressional correspondent and political editor. In 2006 he joined CNBC as chief Washington correspondent