


“The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake” — In The Atlantic’s March issue, David Brooks considers a better way to live together
Call for Entries: Atlantic Media’s 2020 Michael Kelly Award
Deadline to Enter: Monday, February 17, 2020; First Place Award: $25,000; Finalists’ Award: $3,000
The Atlantic expands publication of short stories, with launch of Fiction section
New section debuts with “Birdie,” a short story by Lauren Groff

Nick Baumann Joining The Atlantic as Politics Editor
Whitney Dangerfield to become senior Ideas editor

“What It Means to Be a Man”—In The Atlantic’s January/February issue, Peggy Orenstein reports on the miseducation of the American boy
Bloomberg Media to Acquire CityLab From The Atlantic

Anne Applebaum Joins The Atlantic as Staff Writer

The Atlantic Makes a New Mark
New visual identity and product experience launch today, with redesigned print magazine and reimagined iOS App.

The Atlantic Devotes Its December Issue to a Special Report: “How to Stop a Civil War”
Essays consider how America is coming apart—and prospects for rebuilding a more civil, functional, and unified society.

Final Agenda for CityLab DC: Global Cities Summit in Washington, D.C. October 27-29
Interviews include: Mayors of Atlanta, Freetown, Helsinki, Louisville, Reykjavik, San Juan, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.; Michael R. Bloomberg; actor Jimmie Fails, filmmaker and musician Dave Grohl; Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Worker Alliance; and Frank Sirius of the Chuck Brown Band
Nominate a Nonprofit in 5th Annual The Renewal Awards, from The Atlantic and Allstate
Five winners to each receive $40,000 this spring.

Julie Beck Named Family Editor at The Atlantic

“Jeff Bezos’s Master Plan”
In The Atlantic’s November issue, Franklin Foer reports on the global scale of the Amazon CEO’s influence, and his ambitions beyond Earth

“The Battle for the Constitution”—The Atlantic Launches Project in Partnership with National Constitution Center
This project will cover issues from a constitutional perspective and answer many of the fundamental questions now being asked about our system

Zeynep Tufekci Joins The Atlantic As Contributing Writer
Tufekci will write regularly for The Atlantic about the intersection of technology, politics, and society

CityLab DC Rallies Global Mayors, Musicians, Artists, and Business Leaders October 27-29 To Explore Cities’ Influence, Footprint, and Potential
Featuring: Foo Fighters Frontman Dave Grohl on how music shapes a city; San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz Soto on protests as civic engagement; and living through gentrification with Last Black Man in San Francisco actor Jimmie Fails

New Interviews Added to The Atlantic Festival: Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Laurene Powell Jobs Interviewing Bob Iger; and Kirstjen Nielsen
Previously announced interviews during Festival, running September 24-26, include: Gen. Jim Mattis; Yo-Yo Ma; Susan Rice; Arnold Schwarzenegger; Questlove; Sec. Alex M. Azar II; and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki.

Luise Stauss Joins The Atlantic as Director of Photography

The Atlantic Acquires Faire Design, Integrating Into its Creative and Consulting Division Atlantic 57
Faire Design founder Kate Watts named president of Atlantic 57, under publisher and CRO Hayley Romer