The Week
Theunis Bates is an accomplished journalist with extensive experience in editorial leadership and news reporting. Currently serving as Editor in Chief at The Week since July 2023, Theunis previously held the position of Executive Editor at the same publication after a long tenure as Managing Editor. Prior to that, Theunis was News Editor at LinkedIn and also spent time as a Senior Editor at The Week, focusing on politics, foreign policy, science, and culture. Earlier career highlights include serving as U.K. Correspondent for AOL News, freelance journalism from London, and writing for TIME magazine, covering a wide array of topics. Theunis Bates holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Sussex.
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The Week
THE WEEK is a spirited U.S. newsweekly that distills the best of news, opinion, and ideas from the U.S. and international media. Every week, our editors scour hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and websites seeking out the most intriguing stories and the most thoughtful commentary – left, right, and everything in between. The best of what they find gets reported. The online version can be found at TheWeek.com, which features original opinion and analysis alongside breaking news.