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Bloggers Give Newsweek S&M Story a Good Spanking

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:14:46 CDT

Author Katie Roiphe has whipped up a storm with her Newsweek /Daily Beast cover article on submissive female sex fantasies. Roiphe's argument: "that huge numbers of women are eagerly consuming myriad and disparate fantasies of submission"—think Girls , A Dangerous Method , Fifty Shades of Grey —"at a moment when women...

Stewart Scolds Newsweek for 'Crazy Eyes' Bachmann

Rob Quinn — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:02:05 CDT

Newsweek 's Michele Bachmann story this week came with a highly unflattering cover photo, even drawing criticism from some of the GOP hopeful's foes. Jon Stewart also slammed the magazine for the choice of photo, accusing Newsweek of adding weight to conservative claims of liberal media bias. "One thing you...

New Newsweek Not a Total Flop

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:18:37 CDT

Jack Shafer may have called Tina Brown's Newsweek "a meal that a homeless person would walk away from," and the April 12 issue may have had a slim six ads , but score one for Brown: Her Newsweek isn't festering at the newsstand. Sales of Brown's first issue, featuring Hillary Clinton,...

Newsweek -Beast Merger: Marriage of the 'Wounded'?

Matt Cantor — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:30:00 CST

With Newsweek and the Daily Beast teaming up, Tina Brown, who will edit both publications, has a lot on her plate. Media critics are divided on the move; some call success unlikely. “The merger may be a marriage of two wounded media operations," writes Douglas McIntyre at Daily Finance . Newsweek...

It's Official: Newsweek , Daily Beast to Merge

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 06:53:05 CST

It's official: Newsweek and the Daily Beast will merge. This morning's announcement comes after yesterday's rumors —and despite last month's report that merger talks were killed. Tina Brown will in fact serve as editor-in-chief of both Newsweek magazine and the Daily Beast; current Beast president Stephen Colvin will be CEO....

Newsweek , Daily Beast Will Merge: Report

John Johnson — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:01:30 CST

It looks like the rumored marriage between Newsweek and the Daily Beast website is a go after all. The New York Observer says the two will announce a 50-50 merger tomorrow morning. Beast editor Tina Brown will run both staffs with "strong editorial independence," writes Nick Summers, citing an anonymous...

Daily Beast, Newsweek Kill Merger Talks

Nick McMaster — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:13:10 CDT

The Daily Beast and Newsweek have pulled off a pre-marital divorce, reports the Wall Street Journal , with merger talks breaking down over the weekend over the finer points of editorial control. Though both parties stood to save costs by consolidating the editorial staff, the Journal notes that Beast co-owners Tina...

Brown, Huffington Tweak Feud Report

Rob Quinn — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:45:09 CDT

Sure, the Daily Beast's Tina Brown wants a Newsweek merger because she crazy-hates rival Arianna Huffington, or so claims the Guardian. "We are sooooo busted," laments one AriHuff in a "leaked" IM conversation with one TBrown. "How did they find out we 'simply cannot stand each other?' I thought we’d...

Obama Needs This Guy on Climate Bill

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:32:54 CDT

The biggest environmental disaster in our history is strangling the Gulf, but instead of using it to sound the battle cry for his energy bill, President Obama is in danger of nerdifying yet another reform. The solution, writes Tina Brown at the Daily Beast, is simple: Send in the Governator....