David Postman leaving the Times for Vulcan

Another political power journalist is crossing over to the other side. Seattle Times chief political reporter David Postman announced on his blog that he's leaving the Times to do media relations for Vulcan, Inc., founded and led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. "It's an exciting change for me. It's also a huge change. I've been a reporter since 1982. That's the year I left my work as a restaurant cook to be a radio reporter. The job with Vulcan is the first non-journalism job I've applied for since those restaurant days. I will have more to say later. But for now, I want to thank The Seattle Times for all the great opportunities I've had during the past 14 years. It really has been great. The paper and I part on only the best of terms."