The Atlantic Hires Wired’s Nick Thompson as CEO

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The Atlantic is having a hectic, but momentous year. While the media company, known for its eponymous 163-year-old print magazine, saw cuts in its newsroom and events division this year, it also secured in impressive consumer revenue growth—in no small part due to its industry-leading coverage of politics and the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Building on its success, The Atlantic announced a big new hire Thursday: Nick Thompson, the editor in chief of Conde Nast’s Wired, is joining the company as CEO.

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