NEWSWEEK FINAL PRINT EDITION FULL

At the start of the 1990s, the magazine had a worldwide circulation of 3.3 million readers, but sales declined steadily over the next two decades, slipping to 1.5 million by 2010.Īfter changing hands several times, the title was bought last summer by IBT Media. The last print edition will be on 31 December, reflecting the trend for newspapers and. The return of Newsweek's print edition caps a turbulent few years for the title, which was first published in 1933. Newsweek, the 80-year-old US current affairs magazine, is to become an online-only publication. Karen Bleier / Agence France-Presse During a fierce decades-long rivalry with fellow US coffee-table staple Time magazine, Newsweek pushed the envelope with bold and often controversial covers.

NEWSWEEK FINAL PRINT EDITION FULL

We will go into depth in some fields,' added the businessman, who did not respond to interview requests Wednesday.Ĭurrently, Newsweek employs 29 journalists full time. The 80-year-old US current affairs magazine Newsweek has revealed the image that will grace the cover of its last-ever print edition. Newsweek ends 80-year run as a weekly news magazine with a final print edition published this week and dated Dec 31, 2012. Impoco 'has put in place and will continue to put in place a strong team. Newsweek Magazine Decem Last Print Issue Publication Month: December Publication Year: 2012 Accurate description. 'This is an extension of what we are already producing with an e-magazine, Etienne Uzac said in December. Down the line, the magazine said it aims to have 100,000 copies in circulation in the United States and another 100,000 in the rest of the world. IBT Media is planning to put out 70,000 copies of its first issue Friday, a spokesperson for the weekly told AFP. In Europe, where the print edition had not stopped, the price will vary by country. Newsweek will be sold for $7.99 a copy in the United States.Īnd an annual subscription-including both the paper edition and unlimited access to the website-will cost around $150 in the United States, some five times more than the cost for rival Time. The cover for the final print edition of Newsweek released in December 2012. 'We'll deliver the quality of a monthly every week,' said editor in chief Jim Impoco.īut the flip side of the high-end aspirations is a price well above other news magazines. Newsweek was a vital weekly magazine that competed with the Time magazine.

The new magazine will seek to position itself as a high-end product, in particular with higher quality paper and printing than its competitors. In crafting its print resurrection, the New York-based online media group, led by French businessman Etienne Uzac, has adopted a strategy that goes against current practices.

Parent company IBT Media is taking a gamble in re-launching the once-iconic news weekly, which has nearly disappeared in the face of serious financial difficulties.

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