News and stories from @TheAtlantic's communications team. Inquiries and media requests: press@theatlantic.com
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The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. Statement here from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:
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Statement from reporters Maximillian Potter and Alex French on investigation of Bryan Singer published in @TheAtlantic:
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The Atlantic did not publish an article with the headline “Trump Is Literally Hitler.”
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Just announced: @TheAtlantic begins production of new podcast reported and hosted by Vann Newkirk (@fivefifths) examining Hurricane Katrina. theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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Congratulations to @anneapplebaum, winner of the @ICFJ Excellence in International Reporting Award. In announcing the news @ICFJoyce wrote, “Anne has done more than any U.S. journalist to help us understand the history and the future of eastern Europe." icfj.org/news/bill-whitaker-…
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An image is circulating with this fabricated headline. The Atlantic did not publish an article with the headline “A Rise in Sexual Assaults By Migrants is a Price Worth Paying to End Racism.”
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“David writes powerfully about what made [Miranda] so special, the overwhelming grief of losing a child, and taking in her fiercely loyal dog, Ringo.” Watch @davidfrum in conversation with @biannagolodryga on @cnn here:
“These are stories we all have. We all, sooner or later, are going to join the community of suffering, and we’re all going to need some strength.”
For @davidfrum & family, that strength came in the form of his daughter’s dog, Ringo.
He shares his beautiful & heartfelt tribute.
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We’re excited to announce @caityweaver joining The Atlantic as a staff writer, along with @JonLemire and @_alexreisner joining as contributing writers. More info here: theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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As part of a major expansion of health coverage, we’re excited to announce that @kristenvbrown, @NicholasFlorko, and @shayla__love will join The Atlantic as staff writers, along with @rkhamsi and @rtsugar joining as contributing writers. More info here:
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Just announced: Quinta Jurecic, @ToluseO, and @nancyayoussef are joining The Atlantic as staff writers. More info here: theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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Just announced: Sally Jenkins is joining The Atlantic as a staff writer in September. More info here: theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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Announced today: @Zeynep Tufekci joins @TheAtlantic as a contributing writer. theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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Winner of the National Magazine Award for Columns & Essays: @JenSeniorNY for “The Ones We Sent Away,” which told the story of her aunt Adele, who was born with intellectual disabilities and sent to an institution as a toddler.
Read the September 2023 cover: theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
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We previously announced that we would be interviewing former DHS Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen at @TheAtlanticFest next week. Nielsen's team has let us know that she is no longer able to participate in the interview.
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We’re excited to announce five journalists as part of a continued newsroom expansion: @paul4thepress as senior editor, and Lily Meyer, @_alexreisner, @shustry, and @yvonnewingett as staff writers. More here: theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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"Instead of trying to reform the press, or critique its coverage, today's most influential conservatives want to destroy the mainstream media altogether," - @mckaycoppins discussed the GOP's 2020 Disinformation War with @brianstelter on @ReliableSources.
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Welcome @shaneharris, who is joining The Atlantic as a staff writer this fall! Read more here:
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Staff writer @RadioFreeTom joined @BrianLehrer on @WNYC to discuss Tom’s November cover story for The Atlantic, “The Moment of Truth,” and recent reporting. Listen to their conversation here: wnyc.org/story/trump-v-washi…
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For a third consecutive year, @TheAtlantic has earned the top honor of General Excellence at the 2024 National Magazine Awards, recognizing a year of exceptional journalism and storytelling.
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Winner of the National Magazine Award for Reviews & Criticism: @sophieGG for her essays on desire, intimacy, and female power in pop culture.
Read Sophie’s work: theatlantic.com/author/sophi…
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Catch up on this conversation between @mckaycoppins and @NPRKelly now: npr.org/2020/02/07/803907482…
Just taped a fascinating conversation with @mckaycoppins, on how he went about reporting on what he says could be the most extensive disinformation campaign in US history. Airs 5:35pm ET @npratc theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
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We’re excited to announce @Borisk joining The Atlantic as a senior editor for books, with @galbeckerman moving to staff writer. Read their work and more about these moves below:
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As @TheAtlantic grows capacity and ambition for its largest journalism ventures, the editors announced today that @JenishaWatts has been hired as a senior editor on The Atlantic’s special projects team. theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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News: @azamsahmed of the @nytimes wins the 2020 Michael Kelly Award for his five-part series examining the root causes of the cycle of violence that affects many Latin American countries. theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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Announced today: The Atlantic now has more than 1 million subscriptions and reaches profitability
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For the cover story of @TheAtlantic's July/August issue, staff writer George Packer searches for the nation’s future in “The Most American City,” Phoenix, Arizona. Read it here: theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
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The Atlantic did not publish an article with the headline “To Save Democracy Harris May Need To Steal An Election.”
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We’re excited to announce @LegsFrank and @ssdai joining The Atlantic as senior editors for Culture, with @jenduende recently hired as a senior editor for the Family section. Read more about these moves below:
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News: @TheAtlantic and @WNYCStudios are announcing a partnership on a new podcast, hosted by @hooliwho. "The Experiment: stories from an unfinished country" will launch in early 2021. theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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We’re excited to announce @alibreland joining The Atlantic to report on disinformation and extremism, and @julieebeck, @elcush, and @matteo_wong moving to staff writers. Read their work and more about these moves:
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Staff writer @itscaitlinhd and photographer @lynseyaddario joined @VelshiMSNBC to discuss The Atlantic’s September cover story, “Seventy Miles in Hell,” with @AliVelshi calling their reporting “absolutely remarkable.” Watch here:
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It's the second straight year for @TheAtlantic to earn the top honor of general excellence, recognizing journalism that helped make sense of the most complicated issues and expose injustices the world over. We are thankful and incredibly proud.
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The future of American democracy in a post-Trump era hangs in the balance. @TheAtlantic's @anneapplebaum joined @VelshiMSNBC to discuss how our elected leaders can change course for a path forward. msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/a…
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Staff writer @anneapplebaum joined @Timodc on The Bulwark Podcast, discussing her piece for The Atlantic’s March issue, “Europe’s Elon Musk Problem,” and related news. Listen here: thebulwark.com/p/anne-appleb…
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On Sunday, @DKThomp joined @brianstelter on @ReliableSources to explain how "misdirection" is a major part of the misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccines. Watch: cnn.com/videos/business/2021…
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Investigation showed that separating children from their parents was not an unintended side effect of the policy, but the intent; the worst outcomes were anticipated and ignored; the architects of the legislation will likely seek to reinstate it, should they return to power.
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Big news: @HannaRosin will become the host of @TheAtlantic's weekly podcast, Radio Atlantic. Subscribe and stay tuned for the show's relaunch in May:
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“It’s not always just a simple case of cowardice…it’s really hard to disentangle yourself from that party apparatus.” Watch staff writer @mckaycoppins in conversation with @alexwagner on @WagnerTonight:
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Staff writer Charlie Warzel joined @Timodc on The Bulwark Podcast to discuss his recent piece “Crypto’s Legacy Is Finally Clear,” and the latest news with Meta and Mark Zuckerberg. Listen here: thebulwark.com/p/charlie-war…
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Watch: @TheAtlantic's @YAppelbaum joined @MSNBC's @AliVelshi to expand on his writing on impeachment as a process rather than an outcome. msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/w…
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Just announced: The Atlantic has hired @vmsalama as a staff writer, as part of a dramatic expansion of reporting at the intersection of national defense, technology, and global conflict. More info here: theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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Watch: @TheAtlantic's @fivefifths joined @CNNTonight with @DonLemon last night to talk reparations rhetoric and the racial wealth gap. piped.video/watch?v=LoiXW_mI…
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Staff news: @julieebeck has been promoted to editor of The Atlantic's Family section (@TheAtlFamily). theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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This weekend @anneapplebaum joined @AliVelshi on @VelshiMSNBC to discuss her cover story for The Atlantic’s June issue. Watch here: msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/h…
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We’re excited to announce four new members of The Atlantic’s editorial staff: @EmilyBobrow and @katiezez are joining as senior editors; and @lil_smush and @JonLemire join as staff writers. More here: theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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"There's a lot of nuance in regulating this type of speech and it's ever-evolving," says @TheAtlantic's @TaylorLorenz in an interview with @brianstelter about Big Tech's approach to handling online radicalization. cnn.com/videos/business/2019…
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Staff writer George Packer joined @Timodc on The Bulwark Podcast to discuss his July/August cover story, “What Will Become of American Civilization?” Listen to their conversation here: thebulwark.com/p/george-pack…
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Just announced: The Atlantic is hiring @petridishes as a staff writer. More info here: theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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Just announced: Peter @Mendelsund and Oliver Munday are heading to @TheAtlantic as Creative Director and Senior Art Director. theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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Staff writer @davidfrum joined @PreetBharara on the Stay Tuned with Preet podcast to talk about Tuesday’s VP debate and David’s recent piece, “The Vance Warning.” Listen to the full episode here:
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Editor in Chief @JeffreyGoldberg joined @brianstelter on CNN's Reliable Sources to discuss @TheAtlantic's December issue, and why we must begin to replace contempt with some level of understanding. cnn.com/videos/business/2019…
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Announced today: Congratulations to Ross @Andersen, @CaitlinFrazier, and @YAppelbaum on their new and expanded roles at @TheAtlantic. theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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Drawing from his poignant 2018 essay "The Cruelty Is the Point," @TheAtlantic's Adam Serwer joined @MSNBC's @allinwithchris to expand on Trump employing 2016 messaging in his 2020 reelection campaign. msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump…
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Just announced: @JonHaidt and @Eugene_Robinson are joining The Atlantic as contributing writers. More here: theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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Watch: @TheAtlantic's @TaylorLorenz shares insight with @CBSNLive on Instagram testing how it displays the number of likes on posts. cbsnews.com/video/instagram-…
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Congratulations to @yayitsrob, who was named a winner of the 2021 ASME NEXT Award. @TheAtlantic was also nominated for the 2021 Ellies in eight categories, including General Excellence. asme.media/the-american-soci…
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@MarkLeibovich: “Time to Go, Joe”: Biden needs to step aside—for the sake of his own dignity, for the good of his party, for the future of the country. theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
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.@TaylorLorenz joins @CBSNLIVE to explain how The Sudan Meal Project is the latest in fake Instagram tragedy hustles that fool users into following dummy accounts. cbsnews.com/video/how-some-i…
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Just announced: @TheAtlantic adds five editors and staff writers in Politics, Global, and Culture. Welcome @shirklesxp, @JohnGHendy, @helenlewis, @TomMcTague, and @Saahil_Desai! theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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.@TheAtlantic is looking for:
⚪ Intelligence Reporter
⚪ Pentagon Reporter
⚪ Global Deputy Editor
🔘 a candidate like you
Check out 30+ openings right now on our careers portal. atlanticmedia.theresumator.c…
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1. @Pocket's Most Read story of the year is @edyong209's cover story for @TheAtlantic's September issue, "How the Pandemic Will End." theatlantic.com/health/archi…
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Listen👂: @TaylorLorenz joined @Slate’s “What’s Next” podcast this morning to explain the real dangers of the Momo Challenge: slate.com/news-and-politics/…
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This morning senior editor @JenishaWatts was featured on @CBSMornings, reflecting on her life in a powerful letter to her younger self. Great moment to revisit her @TheAtlantic cover story, “Jenisha From Kentucky.”
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Winner of the National Magazine Award for Profile Writing: @TimAlberta for “Inside the Meltdown at CNN,” an explosive, unforgettable account of a tumultuous year at the network.
Read the piece here: theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
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Just announced: staff writer @helenlewis has been awarded @monthly’s Kukula Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Book Reviewing for her review of Michael Lewis’s “Going Infinite,” with @sophieGG named a finalist for her review of “Madonna: A Rebel Life”
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This morning, @katejulian joined @TODAYshow live to discuss the December cover of @TheAtlantic with @KathieLGifford and @HodaKotb
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The Atlantic has two essays featured in The Best American Essays 2024 from @marinerbooks, publishing this October: @JenSeniorNY’s Sept. 2023 cover story “The Ones We Sent Away” and @JenishaWatts's Oct. 2023 cover story “Jenisha From Kentucky.”
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📺 @fivefifths joined @MSNBC's @Morning_Joe today to discuss his story on the cover of @TheAtlantic's September issue about how nearly 1 million black farmers were robbed of their livelihood. msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/…
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Two current fellows, Mara Wilson and @karenyuan_, join the staff in January. Yuan will continue her work on the Masthead premium membership community. Wilson will expand on her ongoing work with our Audience and Engagement team and the Letters section.
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Just published: profile of Daniel Radcliffe (now a @TheTonyAwards nominee), on how he’s worked to defy the clichés around child stardom and figure out what he wanted to do with his career after Potter. Read now, and in the June issue:
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Just announced: @TheAtlantic bolsters newsroom leadership with @AdrienneLaF elevated to Executive Editor and @SwatiGauri + Sarah Yager promoted to Managing Editors. theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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📚🚨: Announcing ON THE HOUSING CRISIS by @JerusalemDemsas and ON HEROISM AND COWARDICE by @JeffreyGoldberg, coming September. Both are part of our Atlantic Editions imprint with @zandoprojects, featuring journalism by Atlantic writers: zandoprojects.com/imprints/a…
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Tremendous conversation with senior editor @JohnGHendy on Joe Biden's stutter, and his own. Read John's profile of Biden, from @TheAtlantic's January/February issue here: theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
People who stutter often avoid certain words, which Joe Biden also seems to do, explains @JohnGHendy, who also struggles with it.
“People don’t know what to make of that if they don’t understand stuttering.”
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Staff writer @JerusalemDemsas was interviewed by @UrbanistOrg on her new book, “On the Housing Crisis”: “Demsas offers a refreshingly candid voice on a generational crisis that cuts deeply into the lives of millions of Americans.” Full piece here:
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The Atlantic has won two ASME Best Cover Contest awards: in Sports and Adventure for “How Baseball Saved Itself,” photographed by Tony Luong; and Readers’ Choice Best Illustrated Cover for “Jenisha From Kentucky,” illustrated by Didier Viodé:
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“I don’t think that the stakes could be higher.” Staff writer @itscaitlinhd joined @AliciaMenendez on @11thHour to discuss her September issue cover story, “Seventy Miles in Hell.” Watch the conversation here:
"1 in 69 people on planet Earth is displaced from their home right now and the death count keeps rising."
@itscaitlinhd shares her story documenting the migrants crossing the treacherous Darién Gap to get to North America. You can read her cover story in @TheAtlantic.
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“I would urge our viewers to read Jenisha Watts’s piece in The Atlantic…Watts details in an extraordinary way, Alex, the horrible nature, the horrific nature, of this police murder.” @esglaude on @JenishaWatts’s “‘This Is the Worst Police-Shooting Video Ever’”:
America ‘can’t be naive’ about divisiveness and violent rhetoric in politics
Professor @esglaude discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’ first week of her presidential campaign and the tragic shooting of Sonya Massey, a black woman who was killed when she called the police.
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.@CityLab's @mslaurabliss joined @kairyssdal on @Marketplace to discuss how a Canadian city suffered from the success of it's ride-sharing approach to public transit. marketplace.org/2019/05/06/b…
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Happening now: @TheAtlantic’s @JeffreyGoldberg takes the @SixthAndI stage with staff writers @elainaplott, @mckaycoppins, @fivefifths to discuss the 2018 midterms. #ATLX
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Over the centuries, @TheAtlantic has prized great storytelling. With the launch of a new Fiction section, we're recommitting ourselves to publishing short stories, beginning with a new piece by Lauren Groff. Executive Editor @AdrienneLaF explains: theatlantic.com/books/archiv…
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This month, @JenSeniorNY released her book "On Grief" featuring her Pulitzer Prize–winning story about one family’s search for meaning after the loss of their son on 9/11. Find more about it here: theatlantic.com/atlantic-edi…
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Congratulations to @TheAtlantic’s art team for six finalist nominations in the Society of Publication Designers annual awards. View our nominated work at the links below, and see medal finalists @SPDtweets:
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.@DKThomp's "How Manhattan Became a Rich Ghost Town" was named by @esquire as one of the best things their staff read this year. esquire.com/news-politics/a2…
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“There is a reason why the damage to the rule of law in our country, the damage to democracy in our country ... there’s a reason why it is coinciding with a rise in authoritarianism around the world.” @maddow on @anneapplebaum’s new Atlantic cover story:
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Listen: @katejulian, writer of @TheAtlantic's December cover story "The Sex Recession," joined @nprgreene on NPR's @MorningEdition today to explore her findings. npr.org/2018/11/14/667699241…
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Join @TheAtlantic's @JeffreyGoldberg for a #Sundance Director's Talk at 3pm in the Acura Festival Village w/ Daniel Jones, investigator of the US Senate’s landmark inquiry of the CIA's torture program + Scott Z. Burns, the writer and director of "The Report."
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Starting July 1 at @smithsoniannpg, you can tour in the gallery and online portraits of @TheAtlantic luminaries, with new wall texts from our current writers. This group of nearly two dozen subjects played prominent roles in the anti-slavery, civil-rights, and suffrage movements.
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Staff writer @mckaycoppins is today's guest on @nprfreshair, discussing his cover story for The Atlantic’s April issue, “Growing Up Murdoch.” Listen here: npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-530…
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News: @TheAtlantic has hired @itscaitlinhd as a staff writer. She will write about immigration and the American experience, and begins with The Atlantic in January. theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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Congratulations to @TheAtlantic staff writer @GrahamDavidA, winner of the 2021 Toner Prize in National Political Reporting.
“It's uncanny how prescient and crystal ball-like his reporting and analysis his series of articles and columns turned out to be about the election.”
@GrahamDavidA’s reporting per our judges.
Congratulations on winning the 2021 #TonerPrize in National Political Reporting!
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Our flagship newsletter The Atlantic Daily has a new lead writer: longtime Atlantic staff writer @GrahamDavidA. In his first dispatch, David writes about the dueling narratives surrounding the first two weeks of Trump’s second term. Sign up here: theatlantic.com/newsletters/…
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Congratulations to the @AtlanticLIVE team for being named to @AdAge's 2019 Event Publisher A-List! bit.ly/2AAsGc6
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Thinking about joining @TheAtlantic staff? Check out 35+ opportunities across our editorial and business teams looking for candidates now. bit.ly/2sbpbDy
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.@BrennanCenter's @LizaGoitein joined @MSNBC's @Morning_Joe to discuss her piece in @TheAtlantic's Jan/Feb 2019 issue on a president's emergency powers. msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/…
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.@elainaplott's @TheAtlantic profile of Heidi Cruz is ranked by @Bustle as a 2018 must-read. bustle.com/p/the-best-storie…
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International policy conversation with @JeffreyGoldberg and @jdickerson – about how to think about ongoing conflicts in the context of Biden’s doctrine, Trump’s lack of a discernible policy, and the election:
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On @npratc, @ClintSmithIII talks about his piece for @TheAtlantic's Inheritance project, on the Federal Writers' Project. Read the story here: theatlantic.com/magazine/arc… and listen to the conversation with @arishapiro here: npr.org/2021/02/17/968760745…
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Thousands of Americans with severe mental illness have been failed by a dysfunctional system.
Make time for our May cover by Jonathan Rosen, whose friend Michael was one of them. Twenty-five years ago, Michael killed the person he loved most.
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Influence: Who's got it? Who wants it? Listen to @TheAtlantic's @TaylorLorenz talk with @npratc's @nprAudie about how much money is at stake in the influencer economy. npr.org/2019/06/10/731385508…
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