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I am heartbroken. Today, The Atlantic laid off dozens of colleagues who are kind friends, generous colleagues, and superior journalists.
Hire them. (Thread.)
Hire them. (Thread.)
1/ @kgilsinan is possibly the funniest and most capable person I’ve ever met. Her piece, with the wonderful @yarabayoumy, on American prisoners in Iran, is essential reading. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/08/american-prisoners-left-behind-iran/596551/
2/ @AshleyFetters is so thoughtful, so fun, and such a gift to work with. The best seat mate! Here is her classic on tampons. (Really, read it.) https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/history-of-the-tampon/394334/
3/ @abdallah_fayyad is knowledgable on complicated policy areas, and has given me critical advice on a number of stories. He recently wrote a fabulous piece about the blink-or-you’ll-miss-it presidential candidacy of Justin Amash: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/05/could-justin-amashs-2020-campaign-help-trump/611563/
4/ @JeremyRaff is one of the smartest and most empathic journalists I know. He was nominated for National Magazine awards, twice!! I’m having a hard time picking—start with his story on a border patrol agent who discovered he’s actually not a U.S. citizen. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/02/a-former-border-agent-at-risk-of-deportation/606418/
5/ @DanielLombroso makes incredible documentaries on some of the topics I care about most, and he’s whip smart. Here’s an oldie but goody, about the right-wing website Church Militant: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/525231/church-militant-a-right-wing-media-empire-in-the-making/
6/ I worked with @BriannaPressey on this documentary about Live Action and Lila Rose, the millennial face of the anti-abortion movement, and she was such a professional: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/571906/lila-rose/
7/ This thread is partial. I want to respect those who haven’t tweeted yet. But I will say this: The Atlantic is doing better than ever, because of these people. Journalism is better, because of these people. Hire them.
