2018 Hitchens Prize Awarded to Masha Gessen
The Dennis & Victoria Ross Foundation, in partnership with The Atlantic, to present honor December 3 in New York City.
Gillian B. White Promoted to Deputy Editor at TheAtlantic.com
The Atlantic Names New Top Print Magazine Editors: Don Peck Editor and Denise Wills Deputy Editor
The Atlantic Hires Yara Bayoumy As National Security Editor
Bayoumy joins from Reuters as The Atlantic expands its politics and national affairs coverage
CityLab Detroit: Global Cities Summit to be Held in Detroit Oct. 28-30
Speakers at annual summit include Mayors of Athens, Greece, Baltimore, Birmingham, Detroit, Seattle, and St. Paul, and experts on mobility and accessibility, justice, infrastructure, art, and design.
New PRRI/The Atlantic Poll: Only One in Three Young People Say They’re Certain to Vote in Midterms
Poll finds young women are more likely to be civically engaged, and political and civic participation by African Americans has eroded in the past two years.
The Atlantic Hires Amanda Mull as Staff Writer Covering Health
Jemele Hill Joining The Atlantic as Staff Writer
Hill will cover issues related to sports, race, politics, and culture for both the magazine and TheAtlantic.com.
Speakers Announced for CityLab Detroit, Convening Global Mayors, City Innovators, and Urban Leaders October 28-30
Featured speakers include Ford Foundation CEO Darren Walker, President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid, Quicken Loans Founder Dan Gilbert, and Black Panther and Moonlight production designer Hannah Beachler.
The Atlantic Hires Alex Hardiman As Chief Business and Product Officer
Hardiman, currently head of news products at Facebook, to guide audience experience and product strategy across The Atlantic platforms at a time of unprecedented expansion.
CityLab Summit of Global Mayors, City Innovators, and Urban Leaders to be Held in Detroit October 28-30
Preeminent global summit is organized by The Atlantic, the Aspen Institute, and Bloomberg Philanthropies to address the most urgent modern-day issues.
Mary Suh Joins The Atlantic’s Events Team, AtlanticLIVE
Prashant Rao Named Global Editor of The Atlantic
Rao to anchor The Atlantic’s expansion in Europe, based in London.
Announcing The Atlantic Festival—Previously Washington Ideas—Renamed and Expanded in its 10th Year
Annual marquee event will take place the week of October 1 in Washington, D.C.’s Penn Quarter neighborhood.
The Atlantic Adding Ten New Positions on White House, Pentagon, Intelligence, and National Security Beats
New PRRI/The Atlantic Poll: Americans Sharply Split About Core Democratic Issues
Only 45 percent of those surveyed say outside influence from foreign governments in elections is a major problem. The poll also finds deep structural barriers to the ballot for black and Latino voters.
The Atlantic Hires Todd S. Purdum as Staff Writer
Purdum to cover Politics and Hollywood from new Los Angeles bureau
The Atlantic’s July/August Issue Health Report Now at TheAtlantic.com
Features include: “When Children Say They’re Trans,” “Being Black in America Can Be Hazardous to Your Health,” “When the Next Plague Hits”
Vernon Loeb To Join The Atlantic as Politics Editor
Loeb will oversee expanded coverage of Washington and doubling of The Atlantic’s politics team in 2018.The Atlantic to Examine Baltimore’s Health Disparities and Efforts to Advance Equity at Forum on June 13
Speakers include: Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen, Deputy Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy, Bon Secours Hospital CEO Samuel Ross, City Food Policy Director Holly Freishtat