Surprise: After leaving White House, Linda Douglass rejoins the media

She is joining the Atlantic as a vice president at a time when David Bradley’s media operation is attempting something of a digital transformation — and hiring no fewer than 30 journalists for National Journal.

“My role is helping the company get the visibility and recognition it deserves,” says Douglass, who left the Obama administration two months ago. “It is chock-full of smart analysts and great writers. We have a chance to play a really important role in the Washington conversation.”…

While her political tenure “troubles me not at all” for the corporate part of the job, Bradley says, he sees a “blinking red light” when she gets involved with the journalistic side, especially as it involves the president or health care. But, adds Bradley, “she’s too big an editorial talent for us to keep her out of the editorial product.”