The Atlantic used to be a good magazine (founded 1857 in Boston). They hired people who could write and they did a nice job of long-form journalism. Really exploring a story - getting into the background and the details.
It came up for sale and Laurene Powell Jobs (Apple Steve Jobs' widow) bought it and is using it for her mouthpiece. Needless to say, it has been losing readership and personnel over the last two years. It may even be reaching insolvency.
President Trump made this remark today:
It’s good to see that the Atlantic Magazine is losing large numbers of readers and a fortune of money. Only a widow of Steve Jobs and her boyfriend, I am sure Steve is thrilled, would keep it going. People think it will close soon, but who knows. It is amazing what’s happening to the discredited media like CNN, MSDNC, New York Times, and Washington Post. Their businesses have dropped off a cliff, which is actually a very good thing for the American people, because they are Fake News (likewise the networks, ABC, NBC, CBS).
The fun part? He IS right.
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