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| − | '''David G. Bradley''' is a multimillionaire and owner of the Atlantic Media Company, a publisher of several news magazines including | + | '''David G. Bradley''' is a multimillionaire and owner of the Atlantic Media Company, a publisher of several news magazines including ''The Atlantic Monthly''.<ref name="TS">Tom Scocca, [http://www.observer.com/node/37563 'Atlantic Owner Scours Country For Cinder-Editor'], ''The New York Observer,'' 28 August 2005</ref> Bradley has described himself as a "necon guy"<ref name ="HK">Howard Kurtz, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/05/AR2007080501576_2.html 'The Atlantic's Owner Ponies Up'], ''The Washington Post,'' 6 August 2007</ref> and argued in favor of the Vietnam War during his youth<ref name="TS"/>. He also supported the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 because he was "dead certain about the rightness," but now concedes that he was wrong.<ref name="HK"/> |
Recognizing that his personality was not fit for his youth-time political ambitions, Bradley founded several "research consulting firms" with the aim of becoming wealthy prior to becoming a publisher of political magazines.<ref name="TS"/> He is now known for his aggressive staff-recruiting tactics and the high salaries he provides them with.<ref name ="HK">Howard Kurtz, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/05/AR2007080501576.html 'The Atlantic's Owner Ponies Up'], ''The Washington Post,'' 6 August 2007</ref> | Recognizing that his personality was not fit for his youth-time political ambitions, Bradley founded several "research consulting firms" with the aim of becoming wealthy prior to becoming a publisher of political magazines.<ref name="TS"/> He is now known for his aggressive staff-recruiting tactics and the high salaries he provides them with.<ref name ="HK">Howard Kurtz, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/05/AR2007080501576.html 'The Atlantic's Owner Ponies Up'], ''The Washington Post,'' 6 August 2007</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:30, 25 July 2010
David G. Bradley is a multimillionaire and owner of the Atlantic Media Company, a publisher of several news magazines including The Atlantic Monthly.[1] Bradley has described himself as a "necon guy"[2] and argued in favor of the Vietnam War during his youth[1]. He also supported the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 because he was "dead certain about the rightness," but now concedes that he was wrong.[2]
Recognizing that his personality was not fit for his youth-time political ambitions, Bradley founded several "research consulting firms" with the aim of becoming wealthy prior to becoming a publisher of political magazines.[1] He is now known for his aggressive staff-recruiting tactics and the high salaries he provides them with.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tom Scocca, 'Atlantic Owner Scours Country For Cinder-Editor', The New York Observer, 28 August 2005
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Howard Kurtz, 'The Atlantic's Owner Ponies Up', The Washington Post, 6 August 2007 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "HK" defined multiple times with different content
