Status News: Dasha Burns dishes on why she left television news to go all in on digital

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"The tides are changing," Burns told Status.

Oliver Darcy
December 22, 2024



It is not every day that a television correspondent opts to ditch the tube for a role at a digital news outlet. But that's what Dasha Burns, who was a rising star at NBC News, announced she was doing earlier this month when she joined POLITICO as White House bureau chief.

With television news facing a precipitous decline, the reality is that Burns is only simply getting ahead of her peers with the move. A large segment of the TV news industry will eventually need to make a similar transition. Nevertheless, switching gears on the early side also takes some admirable temerity.

We caught up with Burns for a conversation on her jump to digital, the less-than-stellar state of the news industry, and how she's preparing for a second Donald Trump presidency.

Below is the Q&A, entirely unedited.

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[Polly Hennessey]

2. I noticed the same several months ago. Moving to

Politico is not surprising.

[Polybius]

6. Yep

Imho?

Dasha's a little rat. You aren't opaque Dasha. It was pretty clear a few months in what side you were rooting for.

Very clear.

[Prairie Gates]

3. Who?

[dgauss]

4. I think of her as a fairly typical national politics reporter.

Here is how she describes her job.

"Whatever you think of Trump and his approach to governing — one thing we know is a whole lot of history will be made. Getting to cover such a consequential administration from a prominent perch is quite the privilege. I'm excited to take Americans inside the White House to witness all the machinations, intrigue, and power dynamics that go into the decisions that will shape our collective future."

What she will be covering will be disturbing and possibly tragic. But for so many of these "journalists" it's more about the excitement of being in the middle of it all.

[FloridaBlues]

5. Will see how it actually plays out for her

[ThePartyThatListens]

8. Interesting