A couple ticks behind on this, but Newsweek’s redesign is really, really good.
This week’s Newsweek cover is animated!
(Big h/t to GIF-master Dianna McDougall for GIF-ing this cover.)
The cover story is about the (very likely) last government-funded human expedition to the depths of the ocean. In the future, machines! We sent reporter Tony Dukoupil out to investigate the robot takeover.
The cover is animated exclusively in the iPad issue, because, y’know, paper don’t animate.
Paper still wins on the folding front, though.
Newsweek by the numbers. Click to enlarge.
Came for the short-lived script logo, stayed for the giant numbers.
On Facebook, the media eats itself. Ten days ago, The Daily closed its doors. This week, Newsweek published its last print issue. Today, this ad appears to be banking on picking up old Daily customers by selling them on Newsweek’s digital edition using Facebook ads. That’s not depressing at all.
Newsweek might need reminding that they lost a large chunk of their readership today, particularly those without consistent computer access or any computer access. This includes those who are homeless or low-income, seniors, folks who didn’t grow up learning how to use computers, etc. Not everyone sits on their iPad and reads Newsweek. People still rely on print. Can we stop shitting on these people? The all-digital future isn’t happening right this second.Tumblr user salsajorts, reminding the world that not everyone is on the internet yet, even if it seems the case sometimes.
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It is important that we underscore what this digital transition means and, as importantly, what it does not. We are transitioning Newsweek, not saying goodbye to it. We remain committed to Newsweek and to the journalism that it represents. This decision is not about the quality of the brand or the journalism—that is as powerful as ever. It is about the challenging economics of print publishing and distribution.
Newsweek is produced by a gifted and tireless team of professionals who have been offering brilliant work consistently throughout a tough period of ownership transition and media disruption. Regrettably we anticipate staff reductions and the streamlining of our editorial and business operations both here in the U.S. and internationally.
Exiting print is an extremely difficult moment for all of us who love the romance of print and the unique weekly camaraderie of those hectic hours before the close on Friday night. But as we head for the 80th anniversary of Newsweek next year we must sustain the journalism that gives the magazine its purpose—and embrace the all-digital future.
Sad news: This is one of the first really big magazines to drop the print edition.
McArdle, who is currently on book leave, has blogged about business and economics for the Atlantic since 2007. In August, she will start as special correspondent on economics, business, and public policy at Newsweek/Daily Beast, based out of their Washington, D.C., bureau.
McArdle joins Newsweek/Daily Beast as it slowly but surely continues to expand its roster of prominent bloggers — including, most recently, conservative columnist David Frum, who joined in January — and as the website has seen its highest traffic numbers since launching in 2008 (it received 12.7 million unique visitors in May, according to internal data.)
This is the second big-time blogger the company has poached from The Atlantic — the first was Andrew Sullivan, who has written a number of cover stories for the magazine, most infamously this one. In The Atlantic’s defense, they’re also seeing some record traffic numbers and scoring some big hires.
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Hello World
PICTURE DEPT is a new venue for photography presented by the award-winning Newsweek & The Daily Beast photo teams. As photo sharing has exploded online with services like Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and others, there has never been more content available for viewing. But as more great, new photography venues are created, it is increasingly hard to keep up with the seemingly endless stream—and to find the very best of what’s out there. PICTURE DEPT is designed to both filter and condense this information into a single resource. The site includes curated photo features and recommendations of the best of what is happening in photography—not just from Newsweek & The Daily Beast but also from Tumblr, around the Web, and the world beyond the computer screen.
About the name:
When we decided to create a photo Tumblr, we turned to the amazing Newsweek archives for inspiration, and there we discovered a battered metal box that contained hundreds of faded yellow 4 x 6 note cards. On each card was the date of an issue of the magazine and the complete listing of its photo spreads. And they were all titled “PICTURE DEPT”, the original moniker of the photo department. The cards ranged in date from the 1930’s - 1970’s and reminded us of the amazing legacy of the magazine. So we decided to resurrect Picture Dept for the 21st century.
Be sure to check the design of the site, which is pretty solid. A note from Newsweek’s social media editor Brian Ries on the concept: “The plan: original photography, photos that run in the magazine and on the site, photos that don’t make it, and the best photos they find around the web and on tumblr. It will also be a great source for learning about local photography exhibitions and/or books to pick up.” Worth a look, all.
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Here’s the start of Andrew Sullivan’s cover story on Obama coming around to gay marriage equality. You should read the whole thing—especially if you’re prone to judge a book by its cover.
It was the spring of 2007, back when Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency seemed quixotic at best….
Bad cover, perhaps: But what about the article?
Here’s our cover this week, featuring a rainbow-haloed Barack Obama—America’s first gay president!
Needs more attachment parenting.
(EDIT: Did you know that Andrew Sullivan, the author of this piece, wrote the first major magazine piece advocating for gay marriage, way back in 1989? Think this earns him a little hubris?)
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