Press

At a time when down is the new up, The Atlantic is bucking all trends. Expertly balancing an unmatched commitment to substance with a voracious appetite for innovation, this long-standing brand is at the top of its game with an envied roster of talent, powerful new content channels, and a following of the most important and influential readers in the country.

Awards

• The National Magazine Awards: More than 20 awards and more than 80 nominations, including seven combined print and digital nominations for the 2010 ASME awards

• James Bennet:

  • Ad Age's 2009 "Editor of the Year": "We selected Mr. Bennet ... because of the times we've found ourselves saying -- or have heard others say -- "Did you see that story in The Atlantic about...?"-Ad Age
  • Part of Mediaite's power grid of magazine editors

• Bob Cohn:

  • One of GQ's "50 Most Powerful People in D.C." in 2009
  • One of the Washingtonian's "50 Top Journalists" in 2009
  • Webby Awards: "Best Magazine Site" and "People's Voice"
  • MIN's Best of the Web Awards: "Best Redesign/Relaunch" and "Best Marketing Campaign"
  • One of Circ Matters' Top 15 Best Magazines in the Country, measured by circulation performance
  • The Aspen Ideas Festival: a Folio FAME award-winning event

• Marc Ambinder:

  • One of the Washingtonian's "50 Top Journalists" in 2009
  • "Best Political Coverage Blog" -2008 Golden Dot Awards

• Megan McArdle:

  • One of The Wall Street Journal's "Top 25 Economics Blogs"

• Corby Kummer:

  • Six-time James Beard award winner for "Best Food Related Columns"

General

• "Capturing the national pulse..."-The New York Post:
• "[At] the vanguard of the 21st century" -The Daily Beast
• "The Atlantic is bucking the trends" - Mediabistro
• "A gem of a publication" -James Warren, The Huffington Post
• "Plenty vigorous" - The Washington Post
• A 2008 redesign named "Highbrow and brilliant" -New York Magazine
• "A bastion of thoughtfulness" - Chicago Times
• "An indispensable online read." - GQ
• "Smart Move: An editorial approach that embraces every platform and uses each one to get across ideas and stories that keep people reading, talking and arguing." -Ad Age
• "...it's ability to make 'big ideas' compelling and accessible," -New York magazine
• "Iconic American magazine," -FOLIO
• "I can't think of [a magazine] that's more important." - Jack Hanrahan, Circ Matters
• "Always ahead of the curve" - Rob Bluey in Washingtonian
• "It remains an essential purchase," --Library Journal
• "A must read," - The Weekly Standard
• "Bennet stands as one of the best magazine editors around because he embraces the digital revolution -- rather than shrinks from the industry-transforming changes brought by the Internet." -Jon Friedman, Marketwatch
• "a terrific magazine in many ways" -The Wall Street Journal
• "Capturing the national pulse..." -New York Post
• "'Dream Team' of bloggers." -Folio
• "One of the livelier places on the Web" -NY Times
• "At the cutting edge of what's happening online" -Daily Beast
• "A spectacular food blog" -The Food Network
• "Highbrow and brilliant" -New York Magazine
• "A bastion of thoughtfulness" -Chicago Times