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The Atlantic: Pioneering Online Journalism Since 1995

11/21/2025

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The Atlantic launched its website in November 1995, 138 years after its print debut.
The move marked a shift in the information landscape as the internet began expanding serious reading and intellectual exchange online.
Little of the original Atlantic website remains, despite the internet's vast memory.
In December 1995, Newsweek declared it “the Year of the Internet” as more Americans began online, aided by Netscape, when only 14% were online.

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Story summary

The Atlantic launched its website in November 1995, 138 years after its print debut.
The move marked a shift in the information landscape as the internet began expanding serious reading and intellectual exchange online.
Little of the original Atlantic website remains, despite the internet's vast memory.
In December 1995, Newsweek declared it “the Year of the Internet” as more Americans began online, aided by Netscape, when only 14% were online.