Former Washington Post reporter will lead the Washington Times

John Solomon, most recently a national reporter at the Washington Post, was recently named chief editor of the Washington Times.
Solomon, who is 41 and spent two decades at the Associated Press before joining the Washington Post for one year, replaced Wesley Pruden, who held the top spot for 16 years.
Solomon former newspaper reported his departure and also said in November he collaborated with CBS's "60 Minutes" on an investigation into a discredited FBI forensic tool that raised questions about the conviction of hundreds of defendants.
Washington Times publisher Thomas McDevitt said Solomon has a great "nose" for stories and that "we wanted to find a working journalist with some area of expertise that was related to our strategic vision -- enterprise and investigative reporting."
He called Solomon a "virtuoso" who could beef up the paper's online offerings and "a leader who can motivate the talent in our newsroom. If we want to play in the big leagues, we've got to do some things differently."
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