The Atlantic Hires Alice McKown as Publisher and EVP and Mary Liz McCurdy as SVP of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development
McKown and McCurdy both join senior leadership team
The Atlantic Releases Its Complete Archive, Newly Digitized
165 years of journalism, literature, and American history are now available online for the first time.
National Portrait Gallery and The Atlantic Announce “Perspectives: The Atlantic’s Writers at the National Portrait Gallery”
Special multi-platform collaboration to premiere July 1
The Atlantic’s July/August Cover Story: “Our Blinding, Blaring World”
Ed Yong explores how human-made light and sound are confounding animal senses—with potentially catastrophic results.
The Atlantic Expands Books Coverage and Announces an Imprint With Independent Publisher Zando
Atlantic Editions will publish a series of books by Atlantic writers. Today’s Books relaunch features cover story, “Chasing Joan Didion,” and summer reading guide.
The Atlantic’s June Cover Story: “Chasing Joan Didion”
Caitlin Flanagan asks the greatest question of Didion’s lifetime: What was it that gave her such power?
Open Now: A Forest for the Trees
Immersive art show from Glenn Kaino, The Atlantic, and Superblue creates a hidden forest in downtown Los Angeles.
New Podcast How to Start Over With Olga Khazan––Launching May 30
Second season of The Atlantic’s How To podcast series will navigate the challenges of changing your life.
The Atlantic’s Jennifer Senior Wins 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Pulitzer awarded for Senior’s September 2021 cover story, “What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind,” and follows last year’s Pulitzer for Ed Yong. Sophie Gilbert is a finalist for Criticism.
The Atlantic, Artist Glenn Kaino, and Superblue Announce A Forest for the Trees, an Immersive Show Opening May 13 in Los Angeles
A Forest for the Trees, sponsored by Mastercard®, takes visitors on a magical journey through a forest, hidden inside a 28,000-square-foot space in downtown Los Angeles
The Atlantic Wins General Excellence at 2022 National Magazine Awards
Jennifer Senior earns feature-writing honor for September 2021 cover story, “Twenty Years Gone”
With ‘The Abortion Underground,’ Jessica Bruder Reports on the Covert Network Preparing for a Post-Roe Future
Bruder’s cover story leads The Atlantic’s May issue, with reporting from Anne Applebaum, Ko Bragg, Jonathan Haidt, and Helen Lewis.
Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy: Announcing Summit From the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and The Atlantic
President Barack Obama and Nobel Prize–winning journalist Maria Ressa among featured interviews for event, happening April 6–8 in Chicago.
Announcing Maria Ressa as an Atlantic Contributing Writer
Ressa, the co-founder and CEO of Rappler, will write for The Atlantic about democracy, press freedom, and the social web.
The Atlantic Reports Record-High Circulation and Subscriber Revenue in 2021
Jerusalem Demsas Joins The Atlantic as a Staff Writer
Laura Bennett to Join The Atlantic as a Senior Editor
Bennett, currently Slate’s editorial director, will focus on features
Elaina Plott Rejoining The Atlantic as a Staff Writer
In Pursuit of Happiness: The Atlantic Releases March Issue and Announces Spring Event on Building a More Meaningful Life
March cover package by Arthur C. Brooks on learning to want less; Jennifer Senior on the friendships that last; and Olga Khazan on her personality transplant
Atlantic Brand Partners Releases “Forces of Influence”
Consumer study reveals vast gulf between what consumers expect from brands and their perceived realities.