{"id":22653,"date":"2013-10-18T12:53:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T16:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=22653"},"modified":"2013-10-18T12:53:51","modified_gmt":"2013-10-18T16:53:51","slug":"amanda-comak-leaves-wash-times-beat-for-nats-media-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/10\/amanda-comak-leaves-wash-times-beat-for-nats-media-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Comak leaves Wash Times beat for Nats media relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While I was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/10\/while-post-focuses-on-ripken-nats-interview-qualified-managerial-candidates.html\">calling out the Post for covering Cal Ripken, Jr. speculation so much<\/a>, we learned what happened to a former beat writer. <strong>Amanda Comak<\/strong>, who covered the Washington Nationals for three seasons with <em>The Wash. Times<\/em> has moved out of journalism and <a href=\"http:\/\/curlyw.mlblogs.com\/2013\/10\/18\/an-introduction\/\">into a media relations with the team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> From a technical standpoint, I have joined the Nationals as Director of Baseball Media Relations and New Media. So, in addition to working with the media, some of my responsibilities include overseeing our various social media channels. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, she&#8217;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redskins.com\/team\/staff\/larry-michael\/69a9807e-9112-47ec-b0ce-70b974beb7fc\">Larry Michael<\/a> of the Nats now, right? 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