Atlantic editor-in-chief James Bennet, who held various newsroom positions at the New York Times a decade ago, will return to the newspaper of record, this time as its newest editorial page director.
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Bennet begins his new role in May. The news was first reported Sunday by Politico and confirmed today by the Times.
Bennet, who joined the Atlantic in 2006, was named editor-in-chief in 2012, becoming the first Atlantic staffer to have been appointed to that position, and has since been credited with revitalizing that publication and transforming its website and live events presence. Prior to his 10 years at the Atlantic, Bennet worked at the New York Times, which he joined in 1991 and served as White House correspondent and Jerusalem bureau chief.
His brother is Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO).
As editorial page editor, Bennet succeeds Andrew M. Rosenthal, the influential editor who joined the Times in 1987 from the Associated Press. Rosenthal, who was appointed editorial page editor in 2007, will leave his post in late April, but will pen a column prior to his departure covering the 2016 presidential election, among other subjects.
Rosenthal in a statement wrote that, “I feel very honored to have served in this position for longer than any editorial page editor in the modern history of The Times and during a period of such sweeping change, both in our business and in the world we cover.”
Bennet will report to publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. who wrote in a statement that, “We also knew, or at least hoped, that someday [Bennet] would return.”
A separate statement released today by Atlantic Media reported that chairman David Bradley, along with newly elected president Bob Cohn, magazine will now “lead the search for a new editor in chief.”
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