As part of a major expansion of its health and science writing and reporting, The Atlantic announces hiring of three new permanent editors––Kristen V. Brown, Nicolas Florko, And Shayla Love––with two contributors for Health, Roxanne Khamsi And Rachel Sugar. It will all start with The Atlantic later this month.
First of all, let me welcome Kristen V. Brown as an editor. Kristen comes to us from Bloombergwhere she has been a leading voice on the topics of genetics, biohacking, vaccine psychology, and reproductive health, among others. Kristen’s distinctive and relentless reporting on big health has led her to chart the rise of Hims and the fall of 23andMe. This summer, she launched Misconceptiona remarkable podcast series about her own journey in the fertility industry. Kristen is an ambitious and creative journalist, and I’m thrilled she’s agreed to join us.
We will also be joining as a permanent editor Nicolas FlorkoIt comes to us from STATwhere he pioneered thinking about the many ways in which business and regulatory decisions affect individual well-being. Nick is a Atlantic writer in the sense that he is automatically drawn to very complex and controversial topics: dietary supplements, dietary recommendations, vaping, cannabis, to name a few. Last year, he was a Livingston finalist for a three-part investigation into prisons’ refusal to treat hepatitis C. (He also bought raw milk on the black market.) We are very happy to have him come to The Atlantic.
We are also very pleased to welcome Shayla Love as a writer. Shayla is a regular contributor to Infinite time And The Guardian and she was previously an editor for Vice. She is a dogged journalist and a brilliant writer on psychology and human behavior. Much of her work probes the mechanisms and mysteries of the human brain: see her recent fascinating article New Yorker story of a disorder that makes people see monsters, or she Cable piece about collective mental time travel. Shayla’s stories are energized by the biggest questions in health today. The AtlanticIt will cover the mind, in all its complexity. I am so happy that she is joining us.
I am also very happy to share the news that Roxanne Khamsi And Rachel Sugar are joining us as contributing authors. Roxanne is a leading science writer with a knack for cutting through conventional wisdom and finding stories before anyone else. Her COVID coverage has been excellent: she wrote the first major news story claiming that the coronavirus was airborne, among many other essential stories. She has written for us about the worst effects of the virus on children, the COVID-flu double whammy, and a doctor who challenged vaccine orthodoxy, and she will continue to cover the biological sciences for us.
Rachel writes stories about food and culture that are impossible to put down. She can tell you why Bonne Maman jam is everywhere, why competitive eaters do what they do, and why people drink so early in airports. Rachel has too many great ideas to list here, and we can’t wait to publish her stories. Originality and humor are hallmarks of her work, and her stories about the many strange choices people make will delight our readers.
Other members of the editorial team have recently joined The Atlantic are Shane Harris, staff writer covering national security and intelligence; Jen Balderama, Serena Dai and Allegra Frank, all Culture editors; Ali Breland, staff writer covering extremism; and Boris Kachka, Books editor. Atlantic The editors have also hired permanent editors in recent months: Julie Beck, Gal Beckerman, Ellen Cushing and Matteo Wong.
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