Steven Craig Clemons (born 1962) is an American journalist and blogger. In March 2022, he became Founding Editor at Large[1] of Semafor,[2] Justin Smith and Ben Smith’s new media startup, to create their global events vertical. He spent three years as Editor at Large of The Hill.[3] Before that, Clemons was Washington editor-at-large of The Atlantic and editor-in-chief of AtlanticLIVE, the magazine's live events series.[4][5] Clemons also served as editor-at-large of Quartz,[6] a digital financial publication owned by Atlantic Media. He is also the host of The Bottom Line that airs on the global network of Al Jazeera English.[7]
Clemons is perhaps best known for his blogThe Washington Note,[20] which focused on foreign policy issues and general US policy debates. In 2010, Time selected Clemons' blog as one of their "Best blogs of the year."[21]
His articles have also appeared in other blogs, such as HuffPost[22] and Daily Kos,[23] and in major publications around the country.
Clemons serves at the host of The Bottom Line on the Al-Jazeera English news services.[24]
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