"I didn't leave out of any unhappiness. ... The Washington Post has given me everything I've got in this life. Not just money, but purpose and an education. It was very formative. I went to work there at 24 years old, I was there for a sum total of 30 years. So I didn't leave out of unhappiness."
"You know, much as I love newspapers, and much as my heart is in it, there's always a little frustration that you can't write a longer piece and take more time to get it right. And I had spent some years as a magazine writer, so I knew the feeling."
Sally Jenkins is a veteran sports columnist and the daughter of Dan Jenkins. She spent 30 years at The Washington Post, beginning there at age 24. She accepted a generous buyout and moved to The Atlantic to regain the time and space for longer, more carefully crafted pieces. The departure was not driven by unhappiness at the Post. At The Atlantic, the work has ranged across sports statues, Robert Redford sporting movies, MAGA and Donald Trump and the UFC, the NBA gambling scandal, and a critical column on Leni Riefenstahl and propaganda.
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