The Atlantic taps Valdez as managing editor
The Atlantic has promoted Andrea Valdez to the post of managing editor, focusing on new and expanding areas of coverage in the newsroom, and in developing and driving forward journalistic ideas. She was previously SVP, audience strategy. She also served as editor-in-chief of the independent nonprofit newsroom The19. She was also editor-in-chief at The Texas […]
The Atlantic appoints Ebeid executive producer
Claudine Ebeid has joined The Atlantic as an executive producer for audio. She was recently senior editor, news projects at The New York Times. She has also held communication roles and was host and executive producer of Broken Ground Podcast that is digging up environmental stories in the South at Southern Environmental Law Center. She […]
Atlantic’s managing editor White departing for nonprofit news org
Gillian White, managing editor at The Atlantic, will be leaving to join Capital B, a nonprofit news organization focused on local journalism and Black communities. White had been at The Atlantic for 7 years, holding various roles, including senior associate editor, senior editor and deputy editor. Before that, she was an associate editor at Kiplinger’s […]
ProPublica appoints Rachlis senior editor
ProPublica sent out the following excerpt announcement: Kit Rachlis is joining its national team as a senior editor. He will oversee a team of reporters to guide and elevate revelatory, important stories and projects. Rachlis starts on Aug. 30. Rachlis joins ProPublica from the Atlantic, where he was a senior editor on the political desk. […]
Snyder to launch daily email newsletter about media
Business journalist Gabriel Snyder is launching Off the Record, a daily email newsletter about New York media, reports Politico. Currently, Snyder is working as an independent consultant, providing editorial services and strategic advice to publishers, including the Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter, He has also produced work for clients […]
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 […]
