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Tina Brown to Columbia J School Students: Go to India!

Abi Wright | Posted 03.19.2009 | Media

Read More: India, Newsweek, Columbia University, Tina Brown, Death of Print, Death of Newspapers, The Daily Beast, Journalism, Columbia Journalism School, Magazines, Media News

As magazines fall by the wayside, Brown explained, there would be a natural selection of sorts, which would force the surviving mags to be more inventive and thoughtful, "less formulaic."

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This Week in Magazines: Recession Special

James Warren | Posted 03.18.2009 | Media

Read More: New Yorker, Newsweek, This Week in Magazines, Time, Tim Geithner, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, Media News

If even Jim Cramer cuts Treasury Secretary Geithner some slack, perhaps there is bonafide hope for our most influential tax evaders' plan to save the economy.

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Economic Crisis Is Even Worse Than Obama Admits: Newsweek

Newsweek | Daniel Gross | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Crisis Obama, Newsweek, Econonic Crisis Worse Than You Think, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Business News

In the past week, the stock market reacted erratically to two huge government actions intended to shore up economic confidence. As this five-day chart...

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Our Best Days Are Not Behind Us: Daniel Gross

Newsweek | Daniel Gross | Posted 03.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Newsweek, Daniel Gross, Capitalism, US Economy, Economy, Business News

The dumb, willfully blind optimists who dominated the late boom have been evicted--and the ardent declinists, the bears and the prophetic historians h...

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We're All Socialists Now: Newsweek

Newsweek | Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas | Posted 03.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Newsweek, Economy, Socialism, Capitalism, US Economy, Newsweek We're All Socialists, Socialists, Media News

In many ways our economy already resembles a European one. As boomers age and spending grows, we will become even more French....

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Newsweek's MTV Spoof: Barack Obama's "The District"

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 03.06.2009 | Comedy

Read More: The City Spoof, The City, Obama the City Spoof, The District Spoof, Mtv, The District, Barack Obama, Newsweek, Newsweek the City Spoof, Funny Videos, Comedy News

Newsweek's "The District" is a spoof on MTV's "The City"--a reality show that follows Whitney Port through her life in the fashion industry--with Bara...

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This Week in Magazines: Fear and Shopping

James Warren | Posted 03.04.2009 | Media

Read More: New Yorker, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, This Week in Magazines, Time, Christopher Hitchens, Shopsmart, John Updike, Media News

Magazines are awash with our fear- and debt-ridden mess, with lots of profiles of key players -- and then there's ShopSmart, a wonderful potpourri of smart consumerism.

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Newsweek: "Obama's Vietnam" Is Afghanistan

Newsweek | Posted 03.04.2009 | World

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A controversial edition of Newsweek hits newsstands this week, dubbing the war in Afghanistan "Obama's Vietnam." Here's the release with more details:...

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The "Move On" Defense Of George W. Bush

Cenk Uygur | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Newsweek, Bush Administration, Crimes, Aol, Bagram Air Base, Dilawar, Iraq War, George W. Bush, Warrantless Wiretapping, Aol Hot Seat, Manipulation of Intelligence, John Barry, Illegal Spying, Political Vengeance, Move on Defense, Torture, Politics News

To say Bush's defense is that his opponents want "political vengeance" is a non sequitur. Couldn't every trial in the country be characterized as some sort of "vengeance" based on this logic?

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Newsweek Responds To Ben Affleck: "It's Like Blaming Gigli For Hollywood's Problems"

New York Magazine | Jessica Pressler | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media

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Ben Affleck, like most Hollywood stars, thinks that magazine covers really matter. Last week, he was criticizing the TARP bill to a reporter for Polit...

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This Week in Magazines: Inauguration, Infidelity, and Vogue

James Warren | Posted 02.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Newsweek, This Week in Magazines, Obama's Inauguration, Time, Vogue, Inauguration, Media News

In the inauguration battle between the big newsweeklies, Time kicks butt with great photos, while Newsweek wins the war of words by being sharper and, at times, more provocative.

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Madoff's Chosen People -- What Can and Can't Be Said Out Loud

Larry Gellman | Posted 02.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Clal, Judaism, News Media, Media, Bernie Madoff, Joseph Epstein, Philanthropy, Jerusalem Post, Anti Semitism, Madoff, Jewish Federation, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, Yeshiva University, Bernard Madoff, Rabbi Marc Gellman, Israel, Newsweek, Business News

Is there any non-Jew in America who was thinking about marrying or doing business with a Jew that is now reconsidering that decision because Bernie Madoff was Jewish?

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Ben Affleck Slams Newsweek, Trashes TARP At HuffPost Pre-Inaugural Party

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 02.20.2009 | Media

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Affleck, particularly interested in TARP--which he called "a miss"--leveled harsh criticism of Henry Paulson, and Newsweek's "King Henry" cover from S...

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This Week in Magazines -- Michelle Obama, Extreme Weather and The Grateful Dead

James Warren | Posted 02.18.2009 | Media

Read More: The Atlantic Monthly, Obamamania, Newsweek, Michelle Obama, Chicago Magazine, The Grateful Dead, This Week in Magazines, Media News

The 24-7 Obamamania is upon us and, you'd do well to check very different and generally sober looks at the sure-to-be-self-assured first lady, Michelle Obama.

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Newsweek Planning Major Overhaul, Striving To Compete More With Economist Than TIME

New York Times | RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Posted 02.17.2009 | Media

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Newsweek, owned by The Washington Post Company, is planning a major overhaul this year. It has not made its new vision public, but executives have sai...

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This Week in Magazines: Online Dating, Erupting Volcanoes and Dick Cheney

James Warren | Posted 02.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Newsweek, Business Week, This Week in Magazines, Vanity Fair, Media News

Folks, Smart Money's got real news you can use, namely, "Ten Things Your Online Dating Service Won't Tell You."

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This Week in Magazines -- Middle East Mayhem, Gagging Conservatives and Vicki Iseman's Side

James Warren | Posted 02.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Newsweek, This Week in Magazines, Time Magazine, Gaza, The Economist, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Vicki Iseman, Businessweek, Media News

Despite the difficulty for journalists in reporting on the latest mess in Gaza, given onerous press restrictions, it's an obvious topic for many magazines, with most suggesting more reason for fatalism.

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Best Sex Writing 2009 Interview: Susannah Breslin on Eliot Spitzer and prostitution

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 01.30.2009 | Style

Read More: Letters From Johns, Prostitution, Sex Workers, Sex, Susannah Breslin, Letters From Working Girls, Sex Work, Cleis Press, Best Sex Writing 2009, Eliot Spitzer Sex Scandal, Newsweek, Eliot Spitzer, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Style News

Breslin discusses why men hire sex workers, the media reaction to the Spitzer scandal, and why the personal stories of sex workers and their customers are important.

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Newsweek: The Global Elite

newsweek.com | Posted 01.21.2009 | World

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Here's the Newsweek release on its new cover story listing the top 50 "Global Elite." Read the comprehensive coverage here. * * * * * PRESIDENT-...

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Karl Rove, Washington Media's Conspiracy of Silence, and the Holder Nomination

David Fiderer | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Arlen Specter, Newsweek, Karl Rove Newsweek, Karl Rove, Matt Lauer, NBC News, Today Show, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Eric Holder, Karl Rove Eric Holder, Media News

The mainstream media enables Rove to set the narrative while insulating him from questions that touch on his own criminality.

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Newsweek To Shed Readers, Staff

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 01.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Newsweek Layoffs, Newsweek Rate Base, Newsweek, Media News

Earlier this week, Folio:'s Dylan Stableford and Bill Mickey reported that Newsweek was considering dropping as many as 1.6 million readers. Thursday...

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Blagojevich Proves Obama is Clean

Cenk Uygur | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Newsweek, Blago, Media, Barack Obama, Associated Press, Scandal, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich, Chicago Governor, Patricia Blagojevich, Illinois Governor, Blagojevich Democrat, Gov. Blagojevich, Friends of Blagojevich, George Ryan, Patti Blagojevich, Obama Blagojevich, Obama Blagojevich Ties, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Obama, Governor Arrested, Blagojevich Complaint, Blagojevich Indictment, Blagojevich Arrested, Rob Blagojevich, Patrick Fitzgerald, Blagojevich and Obama, Politics News

The headline shouldn't be about how this is a problem for Obama. The headline should be, "Blagojevich Case Proves Obama Can't Be Bought." He is indisputably clean.

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Newsweek Considering Dropping 1.6 Million Readers

Folio: | Dylan Stableford and Bill Mickey | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media

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Facing increased costs of postage and maintaining its circulation, Newsweek has been quietly considering a drop its circulation guarantee by a million...

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This Week in Magazines: Sex, Cars, and Malcolm Gladwell

James Warren | Posted 01.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Auto Bailout, Newsweek, This Week in Magazines, The New Yorker, Women's Health, Detroit, Businessweek, Media News

If you inexplicably found any of those auto guys arousing in a more primal way, a leading news magazine suggests that "the quality of a man's sperm depends on how intelligent he is, and vice versa."

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This Week in Magazines: Fixing Schools, Money, and the World

James Warren | Posted 12.31.2008 | Media

Read More: Money Magazine, Newsweek, This Week in Magazines, Time, Harpers Magazine, National Georgraphic, Media News

One shouldn't even wonder why the Obama's didn't go through the motions of visiting a public school, Fareed Zakaria's article could be used as a job application, and Money's superior counsel.

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