In the present day The Atlantic is saying the rent of Caity Weaver as a workers 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 firms have used to coach their AI fashions.
Beneath is the complete announcement from The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg:
Pricey 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 workers author, and Jonathan Lemire and Alex Reisner will come aboard as contributing writers.
First, Caity. As a lot of you undoubtedly know, since you learn magazines (I hope), Caity is among the most formidable nonfiction writers of her technology. She is inventive, 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 girl; on a mission to seek out Tom Cruise; or consuming limitless appetizers at TGI Friday’s, Caity is indefatigable in her devotion to her tales, and he or she invariably follows them via to their logical (and infrequently illogical) conclusions. (Her pursuits additionally embrace glitter and pennies, each items I strongly advocate.) Caity is becoming a member of us from The New York Occasions Journal.
Subsequent, I’m joyful 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 in addition an knowledgeable at explaining their that means. As we proceed to focus increasingly on reporting-driven protection of the incoming administration, Jonathan’s contributions can be invaluable. Along with writing for us, Jonathan is a co-host of Morning Joe and was till just lately Politico’s White Home bureau chief. Earlier than that he did stints on the Related Press and the New York Day by day Information. He’s additionally the writer of The Large 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 be turning into a contributing author. Alex has achieved wonderful work for us over the previous two years, focusing his programming and reporting abilities on the big (and largely ill-understood) world of AI coaching databases. By means of his relentlessness, Alex revealed which pirated books have been used to coach among the highest profile AI fashions. He additionally labored with us to construct a searchable database in order that writers may learn how their work had been used with out their consent. (Alex’s reporting prompted Atlantic items from Margaret Atwood and Stephen King.) Extra just lately, he disclosed the internal workings of the Hollywood writing database.
The Atlantic just lately introduced the hires of workers writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, who start this week. Different writers who joined The Atlantic prior to now few months embrace Kristen V. Brown, Jonathan Chait, Nicholas Florko, Shane Harris, and Shayla Love; and contributing writers Danielle Allen and Robert Kagan.