{
  "id": 10701477,
  "title": "<em>The Atlantic </em>Announces Roles for Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Sophie Haigney, Jebediah Reed, Kevin Roose, Lindsey Sitz, Alex Stockton, and Robert F. Worth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/em-the-atlantic-em-announces-roles-for-zachary-fryer-biggs-sophie",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T13:48:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Atlantic",
    "slug": "the-atlantic",
    "url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/press-releases/2026/09/the-atlantic-is-announcing-seven-new-roles-in-the-newsroom/688820/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Atlantic has announced seven new staff members for their newsroom. Sophie Haigney and Robert F. Worth will join as staff writers, while Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Jebediah Reed, and Alex Stockton will take on roles as senior editors. Kevin Roose will become a contributing writer, and Lindsey Sitz will serve as a producer for video podcasts. Robert F. Worth, who was previously a contributing writer, will now be a full staff writer.",
  "summary": "Today The Atlantic is announcing seven new roles in the newsroom: Sophie Haigney and Robert F. Worth as staff writers; Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Jebediah Reed, and Alex Stockton as senior editors; Kevin Roose as a contributing writer; and Lindsey Sitz as a producer for video podcasts. Below is the staff announcement from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg and executive editor Adrienne LaFrance: Dear…",
  "key_points": [
    "Sophie Haigney joins as staff writer",
    "Robert F. Worth becomes full staff writer",
    "Kevin Roose becomes contributing writer"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}