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 Leggy Palin 
 Pic Is Gender 
 Neutral: Newsweek 

Nothing sexist about leggy cover, says editor

Nov 18, 09 3:19 AM CST
(Newser) - A Newsweek cover of Sarah Palin in running shorts showing lots of leg met a "gender neutral" standard despite Palin's complaints of sexism, said the magazine's editor. "We chose the most interesting image available to us to illustrate the theme," Jon Meacham said in a statement provided... More »

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Newsweek • sexism • gender politics • gender bias • magazine cover • Jon Meacham • sexist • Sarah Palin Newsweek cover • Palin Newsweek cover • running shorts

 Iran Releases 
 Newsweek 
 Reporter 



Humanitarian considerations thought to have played role

Oct 18, 09 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran set free yesterday the Newsweek journalist it had held prisoner since the disputed June elections. Maziar Bahari was released on $300,000 bail, likely because of humanitarian conditions—the magazine reports that the 42-year-old is expecting his first child October 26, and the baby's mother has had serious health... More »

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Iran • media • Newsweek • reporter • Maziar Bahari

(Newser) - Cuba is battling a toilet paper shortage, the Miami Herald reports. The country says the global financial crisis and recent hurricanes have forced it to shutter factories and cut down on electricity usage. The result: The cost of a four-pack of TP in Havana is the equivalent of 2... More »

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communism • Newsweek • toilet paper • Cuba • imports • resources • rationing • hurricane • Havana • Fareed Zakaria

 Jailed Newsweek 
 Journo Confessed 
 to Conspiracy: Iran 

State-run TV shows reporter confessing to filing biased reports to create unrest

Jul 2, 09 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Newsweek reporter who was arrested in Iran last month has confessed to filing "biased" news reports to stir unrest as part of a conspiracy to undermine the country's government, according to Iranian state-run media. Maziar Bahari made the alleged confession at a press conference Tuesday, Bloomberg reports. "... More »

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Iran • Newsweek • protests • journalist • confession • Iranian election • Maziar Bahari

 Iran Arrests 
 Newsweek 
 Reporter 

Life photojournalist also missing

Jun 22, 09 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iranian authorities have arrested a Canadian journalist who works for Newsweek, reports the magazine. Maziar Bahari—who has covered Iran for a decade from his home there—was asleep when officers raided the apartment he shares with his mom, seized his laptop and videotapes, and took him away. A... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Newsweek • reporter • detention • Iranian election

(Newser) - When Stephen Colbert announced he was doing four shows in front of the troops in Baghdad, many wondered if he’d tone down his ironic bluster. Wonder no more. Colbert swaggered on stage for the taping in a camouflage business suit yesterday, and declared himself the only one man enough... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Newsweek • comedy • Comedy Central • late night talk show • Stephen Colbert • Iraq war • Gen. Ray Odierno

(Newser) - Oprah's not happy about being the target of a Newsweek article that accuses her of peddling wacky, and dangerous, health tips, reports Hollyscoop. "I trust the viewers, and I know that they are smart and discerning enough to seek out medical opinions to determine what may be best for... More »

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Newsweek • Oprah Winfrey • health tips

 Colbert 
 Guest-Edits 
 Newsweek 




Will stay in character as ultra-conservative host

Jun 3, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The redesigned Newsweek is trying to drum up some buzz. To that end, editor Jon Meacham brought in its first guest editor: Stephen Colbert. The comedian—in character as the host of The Colbert Report—was at the helm for the next issue and “had input into what the... More »

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entertainment • Newsweek • celebrity • late night talk show • editor • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Jon Meacham

OPINION

 New Newsweek a Lot Like 
 Old Newsweek 


May 22, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Freshly fired by Time, Michael Kinsley checked out the much-ballyhooed Newsweek makeover. Let’s just say he’s less than impressed. In his introductory note, editor John Meacham says, “We are not pretending to be your guide through the chaos of the information age.” Already, Kinsley... More »

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media • media criticism • Newsweek • magazine • Michael Kinsley • Jon Meacham

(Newser) - The rocky relationship between President Obama and Joe Biden comes under scrutiny in a new book by a Newsweek reporter, Fox News reports. In Renegade: the Making of a President, Richard Wolffe writes that Obama is “distracted by his vice president's indiscipline” and has had to personally rebuke... More »

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Joe Biden • Newsweek • publishing • discipline • book • Valerie Jarrett • Obama administration • President Obama • Richard Wolffe

Krugman Emerges as 'Voice of Loyal Opposition'

Newsweek sees lefty economist as top critic

Mar 28, 09 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Monday’s issue of Newsweek will have a pretty striking cover story. The headline “OBAMA IS WRONG: The Loyal Opposition of Paul Krugman,” will be plastered over a close-up of the Nobel Prize-winning economist, reports Politico. "Every once in a while," writes Newsweek editor Jon Meacham,... More »

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Barack Obama • Newsweek • Financial Times • economist • Paul Krugman

ANALYSIS

White House Reporters Trade Puff for Access

The 'beat sweetener' laudatory profile is early-term tradition

Mar 4, 09 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Readers of just about any national news outlet might’ve noticed a flood of good press about top White House aides lately. It’s not coincidence, and it’s not bias, Michael Calderone writes for Politico. Called a “beat sweetener,” such pieces aim to cultivate sources by praising... More »

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New York Times • Newsweek • Rahm Emanuel • journalistic ethics • Obama administration • reporters • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • White House press corps • Jonathan Alter • Mark Leibovich

glossies

 LBJ Biographer 
 Aims for Eternity 

Tireless writer published average of one book every ten years

Feb 8, 09 6:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Lyndon Johnson's biographer takes his work seriously—so much so, he didn't cover LBJ's presidency for 30 years, Newsweek reports. Rising from the tabloid world in the 1960s, Robert Caro first wrote a painstaking biography of New York mogul Robert Moses. Next came a volume on LBJ's youth; Caro even... More »

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Newsweek • Lyndon Johnson • Pulitzer Prize • biography • nonfiction books • writers • authors

Newsweek in
Hot Water Over Gay-Bible Story

Social conservatives denounce 'attack' article as 'full of holes'

Dec 9, 08 8:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Social conservatives are lashing out against Newsweek’s current cover story, “The Religious Case for Gay Marriage,” for what they say is a flawed take on both the Bible and the root of their argument against such unions. The story was “yet another attack on orthodox Christianity”... More »

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gay marriage • Newsweek • Christianity • religion • Bible • social conservatives

GLOSSIES

 The Bible's Case 
 for Gay Marriage 

Tome isn't exactly as full of endorsements for 'traditional' marriage as conservatives would have us believe

Dec 8, 08 1:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Listen to opponents of gay marriage cite scripture, and you might believe it is not what Jesus would do. But, Lisa Miller writes in Newsweek, no sensible modern person wants to use the Bible as a “how-to script.” (Polygamy, anyone?) “Why,” Miller asks, “would we... More »

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gay marriage • Newsweek • religion • homosexuality • Bible • Jesus Christ • Proposition 8

Newsweek Searches for Obama Mamas

Mag is anticipating Election Night-inspired baby boom

Nov 12, 08 11:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Did you find yourself roused to more than tears of joy at Barack Obama's historic victory Election Night? If so, Newsweek wants you. One of the mag’s reporters submitted a query to Help A Reporter Out, reports Gawker, looking for sources who “made love in the name of... More »

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Barack Obama • Newsweek • sex • president • Gawker • Election 2008

ANALYSIS

 What's Up With the Prez Polls? 

Expert explains why some surveys give Obama a double-digit lead

Jun 29, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voter polls on John McCain and Barack Obama are all over the map: Gallup has them neck-and-neck, while LA Times/Bloomberg and Newsweek say Obama leads by up to 15 points. What gives? One expert says the latter polls relied too heavily on Democrats. "We know that the best predictor... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Newsweek • poll • Election 2008 • Gallup poll • Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll

Obama Grabs 15-Point Lead Over McCain: Poll

Youth vote gives hopeful long-awaited bump

Jun 20, 08 8:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Breaking out of a tight race, Barack Obama registered a 51% to 36% lead over John McCain in the newest Newsweek nationwide poll, released today. Obama's bounce, expected after Hillary Clinton conceded him the Democratic nomination, comes courtesy of younger voters, who prefer him by 66% to 27%. Among registered... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Newsweek • poll • Election 2008 • presidential election

 The Nation's Best High Schools 

Newsweek's new criteria value APs over grades

May 20, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rather than GPAs or graduation rates, new research suggests, participation in AP and IB programs is the best indicator of academic success in college, even if the student does not do well in the advanced classes. In light of that, Newsweek presents the nation’s 100 best public high schools,... More »

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high school • Newsweek • list • school • college preparation

Rove Joins Newsweek to 'Stir the Pot'

Conservative Karl
and liberal rival to pen 'provocative' columns

Nov 16, 07 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Only a few months after leaving the White House, former President Bush operative Karl Rove has found a new gig as a Newsweek columnist.  Rove's addition to Newsweek comes just days after the magazine hired popular liberal political blogger Markos Moulitsas of the internet's Daily Kos who, like Rove,... More »

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blogosphere • Karl Rove • Newsweek • White House • Markos Moulitsas • blogger

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