Alexis Madrigal

Alexis Madrigal
Alexis Madrigal
Born	Mexico City, Mexico
Education	Harvard University (BA)
Children	2

Alexis Madrigal (born 1983/84) is an American journalist. He co-hosts KQED's Forum on California Public Radio.

In 2010, Madrigal began working for The Atlantic.^[1] In 2014, he was promoted to deputy editor of TheAtlantic.com.^{[citation needed]} He joined Fusion later in the year as part of a "big-name hiring spree" for the new media channel,^[2] "one of the hot-shot journalists on which Fusion is pinning its hopes."^[3] In March 2020, he started the COVID Tracking Project, a collaborative effort to track the spread of COVID-19 within the US, with Robinson Meyer and a team of volunteers.^[4] He has also written for Wired. In 2014, he spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival alongside Tony Fadell as a member of a panel discussing "A New and Promising Energy Future".^[5] In 2017, he hosted an 8-part audio documentary on containerization called Containers. He graduated from Harvard University in 2004.^[6]

Madrigal is married and has two children.^[7]

In 2024, Madrigal served as a judge for that year's American Mosaic Journalism Prize.^[8]

^ Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke (8 July 2014). "Alexis Madrigal Named Deputy Editor of The Atlantic Website - New York Observer". The New York Observer. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
^ Roy, Jessica (February 3, 2015). "Jane Spencer on Fusion's Relaunch, Building a Diverse News Operation, and What It's Like to Be Post-Post Text". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ Abbruzzese, Jason (February 2, 2015). "Fusion and its high-profile staff are looking to set off a reaction". Mashable. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ Sohn, Emily (March 24, 2020). "How the COVID Tracking Project fills the public health data gap". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
^ Adam Cohen (29 June 2014). "A New and Promising Energy Future - Thomson Reuters Blog". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
^ "Fyi 98642".
^ Madrigal, Alexis C. (2021-11-09). "Getting Back to Normal Is Only Possible Until You Test Positive". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
^ "Judges". Heising-Simons Foundation. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

[Alexis_Madrigal_Named_Deputy_Editor_of_The_Atlantic_Website_-_New_York_Observer-1] Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke (8 July 2014). "Alexis Madrigal Named Deputy Editor of The Atlantic Website - New York Observer". The New York Observer. Retrieved 2014-08-16.

[2] Roy, Jessica (February 3, 2015). "Jane Spencer on Fusion's Relaunch, Building a Diverse News Operation, and What It's Like to Be Post-Post Text". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[3] Abbruzzese, Jason (February 2, 2015). "Fusion and its high-profile staff are looking to set off a reaction". Mashable. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[4] Sohn, Emily (March 24, 2020). "How the COVID Tracking Project fills the public health data gap". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2020-04-10.

[A_New_and_Promising_Energy_Future_-_Thomson_Reuters_Blog-5] Adam Cohen (29 June 2014). "A New and Promising Energy Future - Thomson Reuters Blog". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2014-08-16.

[6] "Fyi 98642".

[Atlantic-7] Madrigal, Alexis C. (2021-11-09). "Getting Back to Normal Is Only Possible Until You Test Positive". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-11-12.

[8] "Judges". Heising-Simons Foundation. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

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