Posts Tagged ‘Newsweek’

Magazine Tumblrs Creating Buzz

May 27th, 2011

Tumblr, a rapidly maturing microblogging platform recently passed 250 million page views per day.  There are currently at least 61 publications active on the platform, including Newsweek, GQ, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, The Economist, and the most followed, Vogue.  These publications use Tumblr as a behind-the-scenes look at the magazine, an outlet for voicing opinions [...]

A Still-Struggling Newsweek Shows Signs of Life

November 15th, 2009

Cost-cutting and price increases have helped Newsweek reduce its operating loss this year — and readers seem to like the editorial makeover overseen by editor John Meacham.  The New York Times Nov. 15, 2009

‘Newsweek’ Declares Recession Over … But Road to Recovery Will Be Long and Hard

July 27th, 2009

Several signs indicate that the recession may be over, but in a lengthy piece, Newsweek suggests that the recovery may not feel like much of a recovery for a very long time.  Newsweek July 25, 2009

Newsweek to Skip Another Issue in August

June 17th, 2009

The “weekly” will publish a second double issues in August, in addition to one around the 4th of July and another at Christmas-time, as a cost-cutting measure in the face of the depressed ad climate.  The move comes less than a month after the publication’s switch from its “remedial news” format to more columns and [...]

Newsweek Forsakes Mass Market in Re-Design

April 17th, 2009

The printed magazine will be less topical and more focuses on in-depth reporting and commentary, while the website will aggregate news even from competing sources.  The changes are meant to re-position the product as a competitor to The Economist and The New Yorker, upscale products that have not suffered as badly from the advertising downturn.  [...]

Newsweek Gets a Makeover

February 9th, 2009

With changing times and the rough economy you can call it the Extreme Makeover of magazines. Newsweek’s Editor Jon Meacham said “If we don’t have something original to say, we won’t. The drill of chasing the week’s news to add a couple of hard-fought new details is not sustainable.” Newsweek is finally doing something [...]

WPC’s First Half Income Down From Last Year

August 5th, 2008

The Washington Post Company, parent company of Newsweek magazine, reported a first half net income of $36.5 million, down 73 percent from $133.2 million during the same period in 2007. However, revenue was $2.1 billion, up 7 percent from the same period last year.  Folio (August 1, 2008)

Newsweek Publisher Leaves Magazine

July 17th, 2008

Greg Osberg, the president and worldwide publisher of Newsweek, is leaving the company in the early fall. Osberg said, “I’ve made it no secret that I have a passion for the digital space and I’ve always wanted to return there.” While no successor has been named yet, Jon Meacham, the magazine’s editor, is the early [...]

‘Fake Steve Jobs’ Makes His Final Blog Post

July 10th, 2008

Daniel Lyons, the former Forbes magazine journalist and writer of the blog The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, made his final blog entry on Wednesday. Lyons stated that he had grown tired of his fictional creation, but more importantly did not want to be making fun of a real person whose health is in jeopardy. [...]

Dan Lyons — “Fake Steve Jobs” — Set to Join Newsweek

June 13th, 2008

Dan Lyons, the veteran Forbes tech editor who blogs under the pseudonym “Fake Steve Jobs” has been lured away and hired by Newsweek. Lyons is the first significant hire since the massive layoffs by Newsweek and will take over as the tech editor. Lyons will officially join Newsweek on Aug. 1 and his alter ego, [...]