Atlantic Media is an American print and online media company owned by

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and based in

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It publishes ''

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,'' a print and online publication that also holds themed events; and offers business intelligence and consulting services through its

National Journal Group Atlantic Media is an American print and online media company owned by David G. Bradley and based in the Watergate in Washington, D.C. It publishes ''The Atlantic,'' a print and online publication that also holds themed events; and offers busine ...

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 in ''The Atlantic to''

Emerson Collective Emerson Collective is a for-profit corporation focused on education, immigration reform, the environment, media and journalism, and health. Founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, this limited liability company (LLC) uses philanthropy, impact investing, ...

, and continued by selling ''

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'' in 2018, ''CityLab'' in 2019, and the Government Executive Media Group in 2020.

History

Bradley began his foray into publishing in 1997 by purchasing the National Journal Group, which published ''

National Journal ''National Journal'' is an advisory services company based in Washington, D.C., offering services in government affairs, advocacy communications, stakeholder mapping, and policy brands research for government and business leaders. It publishes da ...

'', ''

The Hotline ''The Hotline'' is a daily political briefing published by Atlantic Media from its headquarters at The Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.. Founded in 1987, It is currently edited by Kyle Trygstad. and published independently until its acquisi ...

'', ''National Journal Daily'' (previously known as ''Congress Daily''), and '' Technology Daily''. The group also published books and directories, the most known of which is the biennial ''

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''. Four years later, he acquired ''

''. After first vowing to leave the magazine in Boston, he moved the headquarters to Washington, D.C., in 2005. He also acquired ''

Government Executive ''Government Executive'' is an American media publication based in Washington, D.C., that covers daily government business for civilians, federal bureaucrats, and military officials. ''Government Executive'' is part of GovExec, which is owned by ...

'', which later created ''Nextgov'', aimed at government leaders in IT; ''Defense One'', aimed at national security leaders; and Route Fifty, aimed at leaders in state and local governments. In 2012, the company launched ''Quartz'', 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 to multi-billionaire investor and philanthropist

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(the widow of former

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chairman and CEO

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) through her

organization. ''

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'' reported that Emerson Collective planned to move to full ownership in "three to five years". In 2018, Bradley sold ''Quartz'' to Uzabase, a Japanese financial publisher, in a deal that valued the publication up to $110M. In December 2019, Bradley sold ''Citylab'' for an undisclosed sum to

Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was co-founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981, with Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan (Bloomberg), Duncan MacMi ...

In March 2020, Bradley sold Government Executive Media Group, including its publications ''Government Executive'', ''Nextgov'', ''Defense One'', and ''Route Fifty'', for an undisclosed sum to

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, a private equity firm based in Chicago.

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