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Reader's Digest Shifts to the Right

Struggling magazine aims for new niche market

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 19, 2009 8:56 AM CDT

(Newser) – Reader's Digest is no longer going after Middle America, reports the New York Times. Instead, the slimmed-down magazine will be "aiming a little more to the right," hoping to carve out a niche among conservatives, writes Stephanie Clifford. “It’s traditional, conservative... Read full story »

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