Luke Johnson
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Journalist in Berlin
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February 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
This seems worse than other journalistic cost-cutting, because as Marty Baron says, it's a self-inflicted wound from the decision to spike the Harris endorsement that looked like an effort to curry favor with Trump.
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
This seems worse than other journalistic cost-cutting, because as Marty Baron says, it's a self-inflicted wound from the decision to spike the Harris endorsement that looked like an effort to curry favor with Trump.
The strategy also makes no sense: cutting content will lead more people to cancel subscriptions. The Atlantic has much more content than it did a few years ago, and subscribers have come in droves. If you build it, they will come.
February 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The strategy also makes no sense: cutting content will lead more people to cancel subscriptions. The Atlantic has much more content than it did a few years ago, and subscribers have come in droves. If you build it, they will come.
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
February 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM