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| − | '''Newsweek''' is a weekly newsmagazine, started in 1933. It is perhaps most famous for its now-debunked article<ref>http:// | + | [[File:Newsweek logo.jpg|right|250px]] |
| + | '''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. | ||
| − | The criticism stemmed from the fact that Newsweek enjoys a nationwide audience and some degree of respect as a member of the | + | [[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. | ||
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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> | ||
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| + | August 2010, Newsweek was sold to the Harmann family for $1.<ref>[http://americanfreepress.net/html/newsweek_magazine_sold_232.html Influential Newsweek Magazine Sold for $1 To CFR’s Super-Rich, Pro-Israel Harman Couple, August 16, 2010]</ref> In July 2012, investor Barry Diller claims that Newsweek will eventually transition to an online only publication.<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/newsweek-magazine-print-only/2012/07/25/id/446516?s=al&promo_code=F900-1 Newsweek Magazine To End Print Edition, NewsMax, July 25, 2012]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Time magazine]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<References/> | <References/> | ||
| + | [[Category:Liberal Magazines]] | ||
[[Category:Magazines]] | [[Category:Magazines]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Media]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Liberalism]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Anti Second Amendment]] | ||
Revision as of 06:37, June 27, 2016
Newsweek is a weekly newsmagazine, started in 1933. It is perhaps most famous for its now-debunked article[1] 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.
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 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.[2]
August 2010, Newsweek was sold to the Harmann family for $1.[3] In July 2012, investor Barry Diller claims that Newsweek will eventually transition to an online only publication.[4]
