Newsweek
Newsweek, 1 January 2007
Editor	Jon Meacham for US edition, Fareed Zakaria for International edition
Categories	Newsmagazine
Frequency	Weekly
Circulation	2,700,000 weekly[1]
First issue	February 17, 1933
Company	Washington Post Company
Country	United States
Language	English
Website	www.newsweek.com
ISSN	0028-9604

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Contents 1 History 1.1 Circulation and branches 2 Highlights and controversies 2.1 Guantánamo Bay allegations 2.2 Best High Schools in America 2.3 Regional cover changes 2.4 Iraq war planning 3 Contributors and reporters 4 Cultural references 5 Notes and references 6 External links

History

Newsweek magazine was launched in 1933 but really went into effect in 1935 by a group of U. S. stockholders "which included Ward Cheney, of the Cheney silk family, John Hay Whitney, and Paul Mellon, son of Andrew W. Mellon," according to America's 60 Families by Ferdinand Lundberg. John Hay Whitney ( August 27, 1904 - February 8, 1982) colloquially known as "Jock" Whitney was U Paul Mellon KBE ( June 11 1907 &ndash February 1 1999) was an American Philanthropist, Thoroughbred racehorse Andrew William Mellon ( March 24 1855 &mdash August 27 1937) was an American banker industrialist philanthropist art collector Ferdinand Lundberg (1905-1995 was a 20th century Economist and Journalist who studied the history of American Wealth and power The same book also noted in 1946 that "Paul Mellon's ownership in "Newsweek" apparently "represented "the first attempt of the Mellon family to function journalistically on a national scale. "

To launch Newsweek the group of original owners invested around $2. 5 million. Other large Newsweek stockholders prior to 1946 were a public utilities investment banker named Stanley Childs and a Wall Street corporate lawyer and director of various corporations named Wilton Lloyd-Smith.

Originally News-Week, the magazine was founded by Thomas J. C. Martyn on February 17, 1933. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. That issue featured seven photographs from the week's news on the cover. A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic

In 1937, Newsweek merged with the weekly journal Today, which had been founded in 1932 by former New York Governor and diplomat Averell Harriman, and Vincent Astor of the prominent Astor family. William Vincent Astor ( November 15, 1891 - February 3, 1959) was a businessman and Philanthropist and a member of the prominent As a result of the 1937 Newsweek-Today merger deal, Harriman and Astor provided Newsweek with $600,000 in additional venture capital funds and Vincent Astor became both Newsweek's chairman of the board and its principal stockholder between 1937 and his death in 1959.

In 1937, Malcolm Muir took over as president and editor-in-chief. Malcolm Muir (1885 &ndash 1979 was a US Magazine Industrialist. Muir changed the name to Newsweek, emphasized more interpretative stories, introduced signed columns, and international editions. Over time it has developed a full spectrum of news-magazine material, from breaking stories and analysis to reviews and commentary.

The magazine was purchased by the Washington Post Company in 1961. The Washington Post Company ( NYSE: WPO is an American education and media company best known for owning the newspaper it is named after The Washington Post ^[2] Newsweek is generally considered the most liberal of the three major newsweeklies, an assertion supported in a recent UCLA study on media point of view. Media bias in the United States is the description of systematically non-uniform selection or coverage of news stories in the United States media. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United ^[3] For example in the past decades the magazine's editorial staff was often critical of the Nixon and Reagan Administrations.

Circulation and branches

As of 2003, worldwide circulation is more than 4 million, including 2. 7 million in the U. S. It also publishes editions in Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic, as well as an English language Newsweek International. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities This article is mainly about the spoken Korean language See Hangul for details on the native Korean writing system Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Bulletin (an Australian weekly until 2008) incorporated an international news section from Newsweek. The Bulletin is a discontinued Australian weekly Magazine that was published in Sydney from 1880 until January 2008

There is also a radio program, Newsweek on Air, jointly produced by Newsweek and the Jones Radio Network (previously with the Associated Press). The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio

Based in New York City, it has 18 bureaus: 9 in the U. The City of New York S. in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Washington, D.C., Detroit, Boston and San Francisco, as well as overseas in Beijing, Cape Town, Jerusalem, London, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Moscow, Paris and Tokyo. The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.

Highlights and controversies

Guantánamo Bay allegations

Main article: Qur'an desecration controversy of 2005

In the May 9, 2005 issue of Newsweek, an article by reporter Michael Isikoff stated that interrogators at Guantanamo Bay "in an attempt to rattle suspects, flushed a Qur'an down a toilet. The Qur'an desecration controversy of 2005 began when Newsweek's April 30 issue contained a report about U Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Isikoff (b Syosset New York, 1952 is an Investigative journalist for the United States -based magazine Newsweek. Camp X-Ray was a temporary detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp of Joint Task Force Guantanamo on the U The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran " Detainees had earlier made similar complaints but this was the first time a government source had appeared to confirm the story. The news was reported to be a cause of widespread rioting and massive anti-American protests throughout some parts of the Islamic world (causing at least 15 deaths in Afghanistan^[4]), even though both Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Richard B. Myers and Afghan President Hamid Karzai stated they did not think the article was related to the rioting. This article is about the US Air Force general For other people with the same name see Richard Myers (disambiguation. Hamid Karzai ( حامد کرزي, حامد کرزي) (born 24 December 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December The magazine later revealed that the anonymous source behind the allegation could not confirm that the book-flushing was actually under investigation, and retracted the story under heavy criticism.

Best High Schools in America

Since 1998, Newsweek has periodically published a "Best High Schools in America" list,^[5] a ranking of public secondary schools based on the Challenge Index, which measures the ratio of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exams taken by students to the number of graduating students that year, regardless of the scores earned by students or the difficulty in graduating. Australia See also Education The Challenge Index is a method for the statistical ranking of top public High schools in the United States by Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at High schools across the United States and Canada. The International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma Programme (DP is an Educational programme examined in one of three languages ( English, French or Spanish

Schools with average SAT scores above 1300 or average ACT scores above 27 are excluded from the list; these are categorized instead as "Public Elite" High Schools. The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardized test for College admissions in the The ACT is a standardized achievement Examination for college admissions in the United States produced by ACT Inc In 2008, there were 17 Public Elites. ^[6]

Regional cover changes

The October 2, 2006 edition of Newsweek in the United States featured a cover story titled "My Life in Pictures" based around photographer Annie Leibovitz and her new book, with the cover photo featuring her with several children. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz (ˈliːbəvɪts (born October 2, 1949) is an American Portrait photographer whose style is marked Foreign editions featured, instead, a cover story called "Losing Afghanistan" with a picture of an Afghan fighter about the U. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, S. fight and struggles in Afghanistan. The story was still featured in the American edition and was still mentioned on the cover.

In 2005, Newsweek had featured a picture of an American flag in a trash can on the Japanese edition, absent from all other editions. ^[7]

Iraq war planning

Fareed Zakaria, a Newsweek columnist and editor of Newsweek International, attended a secret meeting on November 29, 2001 with a dozen policy makers, Middle East experts and members of influential policy research organizations to produce a report for President George W. Bush and his cabinet outlining a strategy for dealing with Afghanistan and the Middle East in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Fareed Zakaria ( born January 20, 1964) is an India -born American Journalist, Author, and television host specializing Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The meeting was held at the request of Paul D. Wolfowitz, then the deputy secretary of defense. Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (born December 22, 1943) is a former United States Ambassador to Indonesia, U The unusual presence of journalists, who also included Robert D. Kaplan of The Atlantic Monthly, at such a strategy meeting was revealed in Bob Woodward's 2006 book State of Denial. Robert D Kaplan (born 1953 is an American Journalist, currently an editor for the Atlantic Monthly. The Atlantic (formerly known as The Atlantic Monthly) is an American Magazine founded in Boston in 1857 "State of Denial" redirects here For the documentary film about AIDS see State of Denial (film. Woodward reported in his book that, according to Mr. Kaplan, everyone at the meeting signed confidentiality agreements not to discuss what happened. Mr. Zakaria told The New York Times that he attended the meeting for several hours but did not recall being told that a report for the President would be produced. ^[8]On October 21, 2006, after verification, the Times published a correction that stated:

An article in Business Day on Oct. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 9 about journalists who attended a secret meeting in November 2001 called by Paul D. Wolfowitz, then the deputy secretary of defense, referred incorrectly to the participation of Fareed Zakaria, the editor of Newsweek International and a Newsweek columnist. Mr. Zakaria was not told that the meeting would produce a report for the Bush administration, nor did his name appear on the report.

Contributors and reporters

Notable regular contributors to Newsweek include Fareed Zakaria, Jonathan Alter, film critic David Ansen, Eleanor Clift, Howard Fineman, David Gates, Steven Levy, Anna Quindlen, Robert J. Samuelson, Evan Thomas, George Will, and Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz, Polish edition. Fareed Zakaria ( born January 20, 1964) is an India -born American Journalist, Author, and television host specializing Jonathan Alter (born October 6 1957) is a Columnist and senior editor for Newsweek magazine where he has worked since David Ansen is a reviewer and senior editor for Newsweek, where he has been reviewing movies since 1977 Eleanor Clift (born 7 July 1940 is a American liberal news editor Columnist, Political commentator, pundit, reporter and Author. Howard Fineman is Newsweek ’s Chief Political Correspondent Senior Editor and Deputy Washington Bureau Chief David Gates (born January 8 1947 is an American Journalist and Novelist. Steven Levy (born 1951 is an American Journalist who has written several books on computers technology Cryptography, the Internet cybersecurity Anna Marie Quindlen (born July 8, 1952) is a liberal American author Journalist and opinion Columnist whose Robert J Samuelson (Born Robert Jacob Samuelson on December 23, 1945) is a contributing editor of Newsweek and Washington Post Evan Thomas (born 25 April 1951 at Huntington New York) is an American Journalist and Author. George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning conservative American newspaper Columnist, journalist Rafał Aleksander Ziemkiewicz (born September 13 1964) is a Polish Political fiction and Science fiction author and journalist Michael Isikoff is perhaps the magazine's most famous investigative reporter. Michael Isikoff (b Syosset New York, 1952 is an Investigative journalist for the United States -based magazine Newsweek.

Cultural references

• The 2000 film Harrison's Flowers is the story of a Newsweek photojournalist lost in the war-torn former Yugoslavia

Notes and references

External links

• Newsweek Official website
• Newsweek Distance Learning
• The Washington Post Company
• History and Demographics of Newsweek

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