• by Ray Schultz , 8 hours ago

The Atlantic is continuing to staff up, adding four new members to its editorial team.

Emily Bobrow and Katie Zezima have been hired as senior editors. 

In addition, Will Gottsegen was named a staff writer for The Daily, The Atlantic’s flagship newsletter. And Jonathan Lemire, who has been a contributing writer covering the Trump administration, is coming on board as a staff writer. 

Bobrow arrives from The Wall Street Journal, where she serves as a features editor and reporter for the Review section. She also has worked as a staff editor and writer at The Economist, covering culture, politics, and policy.

Zezima joins after 11 years at The Washington Post, where she earned a reputation as a story doctor. She joined as a White House correspondent during the Obama administration. 

Lemire has worked  for Politico, the Associated Press, and the New York Daily News. And he is the author of The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020.

Gottsegen has been a music critic on staff at CoinDesk, Billboard, and Spin.

The Atlantic recently brought on numerous staff writers, including Tom Bartlett, Tyler Austin Harper, Anna Holmes, Sally Jenkins, Quinta Jurecic, Idrees Kahloon, Jake Lundberg, Toluse Olorunnipa, Alexandra Petri, Missy Ryan, Vivian Salama, Jamie Thompson, Josh Tyrangiel, and Nancy Youssef.

Also brought on board were senior editors Drew Goins, Jenna Johnson and Dan Zak.