Amy Schatz, a top D.C. media reporter whose resume includes The Wall Street Journal, Politico and Recode, has joined USTelecom.

Schatz will be VP of media affairs for the trade group.

Schatz was a reporter at the St. Petersburg Times and Austin American-Statesman  before joining the Journal, covering telecom.

She succeeds Karn Dhingra, who is returning to journalism.