DD Guttenplan, Nation Editors from 2019 to 2025 will return to his reporting roots as a special correspondent and new host Nation Podcast.
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nEW york, new york–NationThe main sources of progressive politics and culture in America were announced today. Nation editor DD Guttenplan He will be the magazine’s new special correspondent on August 1st to cover the magazine’s 160th anniversary special issue. Who was Katrina Vanden Hubel, the editor-in-chief and publisher? NationThe editors from 1995 to 2019 have returned as editors and remained publishers.
As a special correspondent, Guttenplan returns to his political reporting roots and provides regular features for prints and online editions Nation. Based on his limited series election podcast success, See how they are carried outGuttenplan will continue to contribute NationAudio programming is being carried out by holding a new interview series in April this year.
His tenure as editor (the magazine’s 16th time in its 160-year history) saw guttenplan look to the future of the magazine. It captivated new voices, expanded the print version every month, rebooted thens.com, leading to brand expansion and huge growth in podcasts. Nation Since Trump’s election, it has achieved a double-digit percentage of subscribers, with 14% year-on-year and the number of individual donors increasing by 42%.
Vanden Heuvel returns Nation He has a new mission to stand head on the Trump administration, and will fight against and fight the growing threat of Olihead through rigorous and deep reporting. In a climate where publications are folded, contracted and pandaring with Trump, Nation The commitment to speaking truth to power is unshakable, defending freedom of speech against censorship, protecting and promoting ideals of peace, justice and small democracy. As Vanden Heuvel wrote when Trump first came to power in 2016, “NationThe work continues to provide alternative visions and ideas, as it is in good, not so good, and bad times, to deepen the journalistic mission of truth and deep reporting. ”
“In these times, when so many of our media are bent their knees, I believe NationVanden Heuvel said: “We have an obligation to rebuild, revive and recover democracy, as we founded in 1865. Nation It now remains an important source of great debate and fateful struggles that stand up to our nation and our world. ”
“Edited for the past six years” Nation Guttenplan said. “I am always grateful to Katrina, Victor Navasky for giving me this opportunity, for bringing it to me, and for asking our staff, contributors and donors for their hard work, great writing and unwavering support. I am extremely proud of the work we have done together, from covering the issues and communities of black lives to covering our roles, sadly, still comparable in mainstream coverage. And although the entire magazine business and journalism have been in a truly hopeless time, we have been in a truly hopeless time. Nation Not only did they endure it, they adapted and thrived. I’m also very proud of that. ”
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“Don Guttenplan was important Nation Editors bring new energy, ideas and bold leadership to the magazine,” added Vanden Heuvel. His tenure leaves the magazine in a position to advance with strength. ”
Leading in his time NationGuttenplan added talented writers, lively columnists, and a keen reporter to the masthead. These include justice correspondents Ellie MistalNational Affairs Correspondent Jeet Heer, DC Director Chris Lehmann (former editor) The new republic and Baffler) and strike correspondent Jane McCalevie. 2021, Nation It became the first national publication to hire Palestinian correspondent Mohamed El Kurd.
During Guttenplan’s tenure, Nation He has received awards from countless organizations, including the Park Center for Independent Media, the Association of Environmental Journalists, the Association of Climate and the National Political Caucus of Women, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Livingston Award for Young Journalists, the Bernhardt Labour Journalism Award, the Human Rights Press Award, the Association of Professional Journalists, and the American Bar Association Honorary Society of Bar Associations. For the first time in its history, Nation He was also named a finalist at the General Excellence, the National Magazine Awards for Literature, Science and Politics, and has long been recognized as one of the finest honors in the publishing industry.
Guttenplan and Vanden Heuvel can be commented in New York City. Please see the contact information above for an interview request or for more information.
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