Madeleine Carlisle, Former ’60 Minutes’ Associate Producer & Daughter Of Stephen Colbert, Lands Writing Gig At The Atlantic

Madeleine Carlisle, daughter of Stephen Colbert, has joined The Atlantic as a staff writer. She previously worked as an associate producer at 60 Minutes, where she collaborated with correspondents Scott Pelley, Anderson Cooper, and Cecilia Vega. Her work there included a story on crypto billionaire Changpeng Zhao that earned an Emmy nomination for outstanding investigative coverage, according to TheWrap.

Carlisle rejoins The Atlantic, where she was an editorial fellow in 2018 and 2019. After her fellowship, she worked at Time covering politics, law, and gender issues before moving to 60 Minutes. The Atlantic's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, expressed his enthusiasm for her return, saying they've been happy to watch her become an outstanding journalist.

Carlisle is one of two new staff writing hires at The Atlantic, along with Danyel Smith, who has been a contributing writer to The New York Times. Her hiring comes amid significant turnover at 60 Minutes, with several high-profile departures, including former executive producer Bill Owens and correspondents Pelley and Vega.

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