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| | '''Newsweek''' is a weekly newsmagazine, started in 1933. It is perhaps most famous for its now-debunked article<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44923 Debunking another Gitmo myth]</ref> about an incident at [[Guantanamo Bay]] in which a [[Koran]] was allegedly flushed down the toilet. The story was eventually proved false, and ''Newsweek'' was harshly criticized for it. | | '''Newsweek''' is a weekly newsmagazine, started in 1933. It is perhaps most famous for its now-debunked article<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44923 Debunking another Gitmo myth]</ref> about an incident at [[Guantanamo Bay]] in which a [[Koran]] was allegedly flushed down the toilet. The story was eventually proved false, and ''Newsweek'' was harshly criticized for it. |
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| | + | [[File:Palin-newsweek.jpg|thumb|Example of propaganda, with an un-presidential photo and a lead headline in a purported "news magazine": "She's bad news for the GOP--and everybody else, too." The goal is to give Palin opponents ammunition to fight her popularity. ''Newsweek'' issue dated Nov. 23, 2009]] |
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| | The criticism stemmed from the fact that ''Newsweek'' enjoys a nationwide audience and some degree of respect as a member of the [[Mainstream Media]], and as such is expected to maintain a certain level of factual accuracy. | | The criticism stemmed from the fact that ''Newsweek'' enjoys a nationwide audience and some degree of respect as a member of the [[Mainstream Media]], and as such is expected to maintain a certain level of factual accuracy. |
| − | [[File:Palin-newsweek.jpg|thumb|Example of propaganda, with an un-presidential photo and a lead headline in a purported "news magazine": "She's bad news for the GOP--and everybody else, too." The goal is to give Palin opponents ammunition to fight her popularity. ''Newsweek'' issue dated Nov. 23, 2009]]
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| − | The Washington Post Company announced on May 5, 2010 that it is putting ''Newsweek'' up for sale because the company can foresee no path to profitability for the money-losing magazine. The Post's magazine group, of which Newsweek is the biggest piece, lost $29.3 million in 2009 after losing $16.1 million the previous year. <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/05/AR2010050502285.html Washington Post Co. puts Newsweek magazine up for sale]</ref> | + | The Washington Post Company announced on May 5, 2010 that it is putting ''Newsweek'' up for sale because the company can foresee no path to profitability for the money-losing magazine. The Post's magazine group, of which Newsweek is the biggest piece, lost $29.3 million in 2009 after losing $16.1 million the previous year.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/05/AR2010050502285.html Washington Post Co. puts Newsweek magazine up for sale]</ref> |
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| | ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |