<em>The Atlantic</em> Announces Marc Novicoff and Nancy Walecki as Staff Writers, Michael Zelenko as Senior Editor, and James Kirchick as Contributing Writer
More details from our editors about all four journalists follow:Marc Novicoff is becoming a staff writer. Marc joined us in 2024 as an assistant editor, a role he performed so well that one writer said that Marc had conducted “the best fact check ever,” a claim that itself has not been checked. As a writer, Marc has demonstrated both a great sense for Atlantic stories and a willingness to jump on assignments.
- ▪More details from our editors about all four journalists follow:Marc Novicoff is becoming a staff writer.
- ▪Marc joined us in 2024 as an assistant editor, a role he performed so well that one writer said that Marc had conducted “the best fact check ever,” a claim that itself has not been checked.
- ▪As a writer, Marc has demonstrated both a great sense for Atlantic stories and a willingness to jump on assignments.
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Press RoomThe Atlantic Announces Marc Novicoff and Nancy Walecki as Staff Writers, Michael Zelenko as Senior Editor, and James Kirchick as Contributing WriterFrom left: Marc Novicoff, Nancy Walecki, Michael Zelenko, and James KirchickJuly 15, 2026, 11:01 AM ET ShareSave The Atlantic is announcing four new roles and promotions in the newsroom: Marc Novicoff and Nancy Walecki as staff writers, both moving from editor roles at The Atlantic; Michael Zelenko as a senior editor, joining from Rest of World; and James Kirchick as a contributing writer, who has written for The Atlantic as a freelancer since 2008. More details from our editors about all four journalists follow:Marc Novicoff is becoming a staff writer.
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