In the present day The Atlantic is saying the rent of Caity Weaver as a employees author, who joins from The New York Occasions Journal, and two new contributing writers: Jonathan Lemire, a co-host of the fourth hour of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, and Alex Reisner, who has revealed with The Atlantic a number of scoops about which books and flicks the world’s strongest tech corporations have used to coach their AI fashions.
Under is the total announcement from The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg:
Expensive everybody,
I’m writing to share the information that a number of extraordinary writers are becoming a member of The Atlantic. Caity Weaver is becoming a member of us as a employees author, and Jonathan Lemire and Alex Reisner will come aboard as contributing writers.
First, Caity. As lots of you undoubtedly know, since you learn magazines (I hope), Caity is among the most formidable nonfiction writers of her technology. She is artistic, adventurous and riotously humorous, qualities that she’s demonstrated in tales over and over—whether or not she is attending to know Flo, the Progressive insurance coverage woman; on a mission to seek out Tom Cruise; or consuming countless appetizers at TGI Friday’s, Caity is indefatigable in her devotion to her tales, and he or she invariably follows them by way of to their logical (and infrequently illogical) conclusions. (Her pursuits additionally embody glitter and pennies, each items I strongly advocate.) Caity is becoming a member of us from The New York Occasions Journal.
Subsequent, I’m pleased to share the information that Jonathan Lemire is becoming a member of us as a contributing author, specializing in the White Home and nationwide politics. Jonathan is an lively, relentless reporter, pushed by scoops but additionally an skilled at explaining their which means. As we proceed to focus an increasing number of on reporting-driven protection of the incoming administration, Jonathan’s contributions shall be invaluable. Along with writing for us, Jonathan is a co-host of Morning Joe and was till lately Politico’s White Home bureau chief. Earlier than that he did stints on the Related Press and the New York Each day Information. He’s additionally the creator of The Massive Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics after 2020.
Lastly, I’m happy to let you understand that Alex Reisner can also be changing into a contributing author. Alex has achieved wonderful work for us over the previous two years, focusing his programming and reporting expertise on the massive (and largely ill-understood) world of AI coaching databases. Via his relentlessness, Alex revealed which pirated books had been used to coach a number of the highest profile AI fashions. He additionally labored with us to construct a searchable database in order that writers might learn how their work had been used with out their consent. (Alex’s reporting prompted Atlantic items from Margaret Atwood and Stephen King.) Extra lately, he disclosed the interior workings of the Hollywood writing database.
The Atlantic lately introduced the hires of employees writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, who start this week. Different writers who joined The Atlantic prior to now few months embody Kristen V. Brown, Jonathan Chait, Nicholas Florko, Shane Harris, and Shayla Love; and contributing writers Danielle Allen and Robert Kagan.
