Journalists at The Atlantic unionize
Staff members at The Atlantic have unionized affiliating themselves with the News Guild, which also represents employees at The New York Times and many other outlets. The union covers approximately 85 employees, including writers, editors, fact checkers and producers. As per The New York Times, The Atlantic Union said in a statement on Twitter – […]
Bruenig departs NY Times for The Atlantic
Elizabeth Bruenig is leaving The New York Times Opinion, where she held the post of opinion writer, for The Atlantic. There, she will be a staff writer doing longform on the Ideas team. Bruenig’s departure marks the third Times opinion journalist to go to The Atlantic in the last five months, reports Politico. Bruenig has […]
The Atlantic announces four editorial promotions
The Atlantic has named Sarah Yager deputy executive editor, managing the art and photography, copy, and fact-checking teams. Yager has held the post of a managing editor since 2019, overseeing editorial operations and standards across the newsroom. John Swansburg has been promoted to the post of managing editor, focusing on the print magazine. He will […]
Alberta joins The Atlantic as a staff writer
Tim Alberta has joined The Atlantic as a staff writer. He comes from Politico, where he was the chief political correspondent. In his new role, Alberta will expand beyond politics writing to craft features and profiles on a range of subjects. Alberta has also reported for several years for The Hotline and National Journal, where […]
Raziuddin joins NY Times Opinion as art director
The New York Times has hired Arsh Raziuddin as an art director for both print and digital design on the Opinion desk. She will be working on the Sunday Review, partnering with design and editorial teams to introduce new visual narratives and collaborations. She will also focus on a visual strategy to expand Opinion’s social […]
NY Times Opinion makes two new hires
Kathleen Kingsbury, editorial page editor, New York Times Opinion, sent out the following announcement: I’m excited to announce some new faces in Opinion. joins the Opinion Audio team as a producer on “The Argument” on Monday, Oct. 26. She comes to us from Crooked Media, where she was a producer and founding member of the […]
The Atlantic launches newsletter on climate journalism
The Atlantic launched Planet, a vertical and newsletter dedicated to climate journalism, calling the issue an “everything story.” “Planet” will act as a guide to living through climate change, helping readers make decisions about what to pay attention to. The new initiative will be a newsroom-wide effort that brings in writers across disciplines and sections. […]
Fetters joins Washington Post as general assignment reporter
The Washington Post has hired Ashley Fetters as a general assignment reporter in Features. Her new role begins Oct. 19. Previously, Fetters was a staff writer, family section at the Atlantic. Her work has also appeared regularly in the New York Times and the Washington Post, where she used to review concerts for Style. She […]
The Atlantic to slash 68 jobs amid pandemic crisis
Following mass layoffs at Quartz and Vice Media, The Atlantic has announced that it will be laying off 68 staff members as a result of the pandemic, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Outgoing owner David Bradley told employees that cuts are coming despite huge boosts in readership and subscriptions amid the publication’s coverage of the spread […]
The Atlantic magazine set to introduce paywall, reports the WSJ
The Atlantic magazine is charting a new course, reports the Wall Street Journal. The 162-year-old magazine is reportedly gearing up to introduce a paywall some time after Labor Day. Last year, The Atlantic put on hold its plans for a paywall reportedly at the behest of its new owner, philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, who wanted […]
