The Atlantic Signs Up Record 20,000-Plus Paying Customers After Article About Trump Trashing U.S. Military Dead
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe Atlantic acquired more than 20,000 paying subscribers in the five-day period after it published editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg’s damning article about President Trump denigrating American military personnel who died in combat.On Sept. 3, the Atlantic published “Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers,’” largely based on anonymous sources.The 20,000 new subscribers represent incremental annual revenue of at least $1 million to the magazine.