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| Founded | May 6, 1997; 28 years ago (1997-05-06)[1] |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Watergate complex, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Publication types | The Atlantic (minority ownership) National Journal |
| No. of employees | 700+ |
| Official website | www |
Atlantic Media, Inc. is an American print and online media company owned byDavid G. Bradley and based in theWatergate complex inWashington, D.C. It held numerous publications and businesses. Since 2020, it holds a minority stake inThe Atlantic, a print and online publication that also holds themed events, and offers business intelligence and consulting services through itsNational Journal Group subsidiary.
Founded in 1997 when Bradley purchased the National Journal Group, the company expanded for three decades by launching several new publications and acquiring others. It began to slim down in 2017 when Bradley sold a majority stake inThe Atlantic toEmerson Collective, and continued by sellingQuartz in 2018,CityLab in 2019, and theGovernment Executive Media Group subsidiary with its four publications and websites in 2020.
Bradley began his foray into publishing in 1997 by purchasing the National Journal Group, which publishedNational Journal,The Hotline,National Journal Daily (previously known asCongress Daily), andTechnology Daily.[2] The group also published books and directories, including the biennialAlmanac of American Politics.[3]
In 2000, he acquiredThe Atlantic.[4] After first vowing to leave the magazine inBoston, he moved the headquarters to Washington, D.C., in 2005.
He also acquiredGovernment Executive, which later createdNextgov, aimed at government leaders in IT;Defense One, aimed at national security leaders; andRoute Fifty, aimed at leaders in state and local governments.[2]
In 2012, the company launchedQuartz, one of the first websites designed from the start to serve mobile readers.
On July 28, 2017,The Atlantic announced that Bradley had sold majority ownership of the publication toLaurene Powell Jobs, the widow of formerApple Inc. chairman and CEOSteve Jobs, through herEmerson Collective organization.[5]The Washington Post reported that Emerson Collective planned to move to full ownership in "three to five years".[6]
In 2018, Bradley soldQuartz to Uzabase, a Japanese financial publisher, in a deal that valued the publication up to $110M.[7]
In December 2019, Bradley soldCitylab for an undisclosed sum toBloomberg L.P.[8]
In March 2020, Bradley sold Government Executive Media Group, including its publicationsGovernment Executive,Nextgov,Defense One, andRoute Fifty, for an undisclosed sum to Growth Catalyst Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago.[9]
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