Who will think of the Gay-lo covers? Who? Newsweek kills its print edition
http://twitter.com/#!/jbendery/status/258895908106801152
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.
— jmartpolitico (@jmartpolitico) 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 betteroff 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
Where else am I supposed to go to for myasinine cover photos fix? #newsweek
— Nick Marcelli (@NickMarcelli) October 18, 2012
You have to admire Newsweek’s determination to stay a pretty crappy magazine to the bitter end, regardless of consumers, critics, etc.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) 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 (@JonahNRO) 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 (@JonahNRO) 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 po.st/MLjOvr
— Barbara McMahon (@southsalem) October 18, 2012
Admit it, you will miss freaking out over @thetinabeast‘s Newsweek covers. Tina! There’s still time for an Angelina/Malala cover, DO IT.
— Maureen O’Connor (@maureenoco) October 18, 2012
Behind TinaBrown’s big expensive embarrassing Newsweek fail–I would say this WWD story is vindicated wwd.com/media-news/pri…
— 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 (@JonahNRO) 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.
— John Nolte(@NolteNC) October 18, 2012
I guess I could pretend to give a shit about Newsweek going under.
— S.M (@redsteeze) October 18, 2012
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.
— DiploMatt (@mdrache) October 18, 2012
The official death of Newsweek’s print edition means….um nothing actually.
— DrewM (@DrewMTips) October 18, 2012
Was Newsweek the one who ran the cover with the Toddler breast feeding?
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) October 18, 2012
Shorter Tina Brown: “Good magazines sell. Newsweek will continue to remain the other kind.” thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/… #
— JP (@RileyRebel129) October 18, 2012
.@alwaysonoffense I thought Newsweek’s decision to become more openly liberal was brilliant — as a poison pill to hasten its demise
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) October 18, 2012
@misskf Hi Katherine, I’m a writer for Newsweek, hoping to speak to you about the response to your debate question. Can we talk?
— Michelle Goldberg (@michelleinbklyn) October 17, 2012
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 Trende (@SeanTrende) October 18, 2012
Well, that and the fact that Newsweek is just awful. Some predict what the final cover will be.
In final Newsweek, Andrew Sullivan will argue that only Barack Obama can save Newsweek; Niall Ferguson will blame Obama for killing Newsweek
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) October 18, 2012
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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