Bob Cohn

Bob Cohn
Born (1963-04-18) April 18, 1963
Occupation Journalist

Bob Cohn (born April 18, 1963) is an American journalist.

Early life

Cohn grew up in Chicago and graduated from Stanford University. He has a Masters in the Study of Law from Yale Law School, where he was a Ford Foundation Fellow.[1]

Career

Bob Cohn is the co-president and chief operating officer of The Atlantic. He was previously the editor of Atlantic Digital,[2] overseeing all editorial components of The Atlantic’s digital and mobile properties, including TheAtlantic.com, The Wire, TheAtlanticCities.com, as well as the print publication's integration on digital platforms.[1] He joined The Atlantic in January 2009.[3]

Cohn began his journalism career at Newsweek, where he worked in the Washington, D.C. bureau for 10 years. He covered the Supreme Court and the Justice Department for three years during the presidency of George H.W. Bush, and the Clinton White House from 1993 to 1996. In 1996, he moved to California to be editor and publisher of Stanford Magazine. He then worked two years as executive editor of The Industry Standard in San Francisco, before taking a job as executive editor at Wired magazine, where he worked from 2001 to 2008. At Wired, Cohn helped the magazine find a mainstream following and earn national recognition, including three National Magazine Awards for General Excellence during his tenure. Moving to The Atlantic,[4] Cohn joined a wave of print journalists looking for experience online.

Awards

Since Cohn's arrival in 2009, Atlantic Digital has received numerous honors. TheAtlantic.com won a Webby Award for Magazine Sites in 2009, and in 2010, 2011, and 2012 was a finalist for a National Magazine Award for General Excellence, Digital, among other categories. In 2013, TheAtlantic.com won the National Magazine Award for Best Web Site.[5]

In 2009, Cohn was named a Huffington Post Game Changer in Media,[6] along with Atlantic editor James Bennet. Washingtonian selected Cohn as one of its “Movers and Shakers Behind the Scenes,[7]" while "GQ" picked him as one of “50 Most Powerful People in Washington.[8]”

References

  1. 1 2 Boyd, E.B. (September 1, 2010). "SO WHAT DO YOU DO, BOB COHN, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR OF ATLANTIC DIGITAL?". Mediabistro. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Atlantic Promotes Three Top Editors". Mediabistro.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "'Atlantic' Raids 'Wired' for New Web Czar". Portfolio.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Paul Boutin. "Wired's No. 2 editor to take over The Atlantic's website". Gawker. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "National Magazine Awards 2013 Winners Announced". Magazine.org. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "HuffPost Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Media?". The Huffington Post. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "50 Top Journalists 2009". Washingtonian. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "The 50 Most Powerful People in D.C.". GQ. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

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