We may have a strong ally in Steve Job's widow

[Pototan]

Two of The Washington Post’s top political journalists have left to join The Atlantic — as the storied newspaper continues to bleed talent at the close of a tumultuous year.

On Tuesday The New York Times reported that Washington Post correspondents Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer would be joining the staff of the magazine ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration. The Atlantic’s recruitment drive is reportedly part of a larger expansion with the outlet backed by billionaire investor Laurene Powell Jobs as it seeks to “hire roughly a dozen new reporters and editors to beef up its politics coverage,” according to a spokeswoman for the publication.

The publication’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, told the Times that he wanted the “best” journalists in the industry to position The Atlantic “to cover the incoming administration rigorously.”

https://www.mediaite.com/news/washington-post-top-political-reporters-flee-for-the-atlantic-as-part-of-ongoing-staff-exodus/

[calimary]

1. EXCELLENT!!!

GO for it, Laurene Powell Jobs! Let your strategic investments in the national conversation help all of us get through this and heal.

Imagine a thoroughly shamed, neutered, and impotent orange man!

[Hekate]

2. Fabulous. Remind me to subscribe.

[dchill]

3. "...cover the incoming administration rigorously."

What a novel idea in these glib, fatuous times.

[SunSeeker]

4. Best news I heard all day!

[Midnight Writer]

5. Great. I subscribe to the Atlantic (as well as to The Post) and have noticed more political coverage lately.

I think we need more in-depth and investigative reporting by seasoned professionals and less click-bait internet speculation.

[Fla Dem]

6. Great news! Hope other publications become more aggressive as well.