The Atlantic Announces Ian Bogost and Gabby Deutch as Staff Writers, and Nick Summers and Talya Zax as Senior Editors
The Atlantic has announced four new editorial staff members, including Ian Bogost and Gabby Deutch as staff writers, and Nick Summers and Talya Zax as senior editors. The appointments bring a mix of veteran contributors and new talent to the magazine's editorial team.
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Staffing changes at major publications like The Atlantic influence the editorial direction and coverage priorities of influential media outlets.
From left: Ian Bogost, Gabby Deutch, Nick Summers, and Talya Zax August 18, 2026, 11:34 AM ET Share Save Today The Atlantic is announcing four new members of the editorial staff: Gabby Deutch and Ian Bogost as staff writers, and Nick Summers and Talya Zax as senior editors.
Ian is a familiar name to Atlantic readers, having been a contributing writer for the past 15 years; Gabby was an Atlantic editorial fellow in 2018 and 2019, and for the past five years has been a senior correspondent at Jewish Insider ; Nick is a senior features editor who has worked at New York magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek , and The New York Times , where he is currently the acting Sunday Business editor; Talya will be a senior editor on the Books desk, and has most recently been the opinion editor at The Forward .
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