Oh, my. Newsweek is killing its print edition and will go all-digital.
RT @MickiMaynard: And the phrase, "made the covers of both Time & Newsweek" leaves our vocabulary.
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) October 18, 2012
We know; it is a surprise that Newsweek still sort of exists.
When I left as business editor of USNews & WR in 2009, I told the staff that they were better off there than at Time or Newsweek. Yup
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) October 18, 2012
More from Newsweek’s Twitter feed.
Standby. We're going to tweet a few lines from the memo @TheTinaBeast published on @thedailybeast about our digital transition.
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 18, 2012
"It is important that we underscore what this digital transition means and, as importantly, what it does not." 1/3
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 18, 2012
"We are transitioning Newsweek, not saying goodbye to it. We remain committed to Newsweek and to the journalism that it represents." 2/3
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 18, 2012
As we head to our 80th anniversary, we must sustain the journalism that gives the magazine its purpose & embrace the all-digital future 3/3
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 18, 2012
Oh, our aching sides! It’s so cute that Newsweek thinks what it does is journalism! But, an important question remains: Who will think of the Gay-lo covers? Oh, the humanity! Twitter users react to the news as only they can.
Breaking: Daily Beast to go print-only. Tina Brown seen laughing maniacally in her office.
— Frank Sennett (@SennettReport) October 18, 2012
Without Newsweek covers, where are we supposed to get our rage from?
— Matt Berman (@Mr_Berman) October 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/NickMarcelli/status/258921569240367104
You have to admire Newsweek's determination to stay a pretty crappy magazine to the bitter end, regardless of consumers, critics, etc.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 18, 2012
So now that Newsweek is going all digital, will dentists' office of the future feature crumpled and torn iPads and kindles?
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 18, 2012
All that said, I love print and I think it's sad whenever a print publication goes under. Also sad some good people losing their jobs.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 18, 2012
Yes, but it was surely expected. A magazine cannot alienate a huge chunk of its customer base and expect to be successful. The partisan hack and femma-gogue extraordinaire Tina Brown just made it worse.
#Newsweek out of Time RT @DRUDGE_REPORT: OUT OF PRINT http://t.co/7TyJ7cwG
— BarbaraMcMahon((?)) (@southsalem) October 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/maureenoco/status/258910874037800962
Behind TinaBrown's big expensive embarrassing Newsweek fail–I would say this WWD story is vindicated http://t.co/q8Vn7qHU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2012
Tina Brown finally manages to kill print edition of #Newsweek. Now you'll have to go online to find out which bath bombs Joss Stone buys.
— flurrious (@flurrious) October 18, 2012
Yet another success for Tina Brown. Newsweek GONE. How long do you think a standalone digital version will last? Might not even get started
— David Bernknopf (@dbernk) October 18, 2012
Liberals shocked by the lack of remorse among conservatives for Newsweek don't grasp how it lost its prestige as a straight mag years ago
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 18, 2012
That it did. Gee, we wonder why?
What, I'm supposed to pretend to be upset that a dishonest rag that attacked everything I believe in is closing? That'll be the day.
— Burn, Democrat-Run Cities, Burn! (@NolteNC) October 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/258916435814912000
This is the sound of nobody caring. RT @AP: BREAKING: Newsweek says it will cease print publication, go all-digital at end of the year.
— The Real Matt Finn (@mdrache) October 18, 2012
The official death of Newsweek's print edition means….um nothing actually.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) October 18, 2012
Was Newsweek the one who ran the cover with the Toddler breast feeding?
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) October 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/RileyRebel129/status/258915300165156864
.@alwaysonoffense I thought Newsweek's decision to become more openly liberal was brilliant — as a poison pill to hasten its demise
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/michelleinbklyn/status/258668587982675968
With “writers” like the deplorable Michelle Goldberg, what more did they expect?
Ari Fleischer wonders if they will still have White House briefing room access.
I wonder if Newsweek will get to keep its seat in WH briefing room. The final decision rests w former Time reporter Jay Carney.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) October 18, 2012
And Sean Trende sums it all up.
This –> MT @thegarance How I learned of Newsweek's end of print: Twitter followed by Google. Print's problem in a nutshell.
— Sean T at RCP (@SeanTrende) October 18, 2012
Well, that and the fact that Newsweek is just awful. Some predict what the final cover will be.
https://twitter.com/joshgreenman/status/258912627131039745
Prediction for final cover of the print edition of Newsweek: "UNEXPECTEDLY!"
— Daniel Wanke (@danielwanke) October 18, 2012
And how will the all-digital version fare?
I, for one, can't wait to see Newsweek's web traffic numbers once they go all digital. You know, for laughs.
— Daniel Wanke (@danielwanke) October 18, 2012
Heh.
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