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Fusion Hires Alexis Madrigal of TheAtlantic.com to Bolster Tech Coverage

Alexis Madrigal, deputy editor of TheAtlantic.com and a prominent online voice on technology and culture, will join the cable network Fusion as Silicon Valley bureau chief and the anchor of a television show.

Mr. Madrigal, 32, will start Nov. 3, he said in an interview on Tuesday, and will cover technology and broader issues “across television, live events and digital,” he said.

He moved to Fusion, he said, because “it’s kind of a media-making opportunity that I just couldn’t not do. There was nowhere else I could expand my vision of the future.”

He said he was likely to focus on the intersection of technology, social movements and ideas.

“Over the next few months Alexis will lead our efforts to create and expand Fusion’s editorial footprint in the Bay Area,” said Fusion’s chief executive, Isaac Lee, in a note to staff members

“He’ll work with the digital team, create a flagship event in San Francisco, and executive produce and host a new show that will help us understand what living in the future might actually be like.”

Fusion, a joint online and television venture between Univision and the Disney-ABC Television Group, has been hiring widely, with a focus on digital-native journalists. Felix Salmon, a writer on finance and other topics at Reuters, joined in April, followed by Tim Pool, from Vice; Anna Holmes, a founder of the website Jezebel; Jane Spencer from The Daily Beast; and most recently, Dodai Stewart, also of Jezebel.

A correction was made on 
Oct. 7, 2014

An earlier version of this post, and its headline, misstated the publication Alexis Madrigal is leaving for Fusion. It is TheAtlantic.com, not Atlantic.com.

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