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August 18, 2010Top 10 Best Countries In World: NewsweekSend by Xinhua18 (Xinhuanet) -- US Newsweek.com has ranked a list of top 100 best countries around the world based on five categories: Education, Health, Quality of Life, [...] Rating:  2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 02, 2010Newsweek: Some Leading Taliban Believe Mullah Omar In ISI ...Send by Brad ThorAnd while Newsweek nibbled around the edges of the story two weeks after us, they have now come out with a new article stating: Taliban sources say Pakistan uses catch-and-release tactics to keep insurgent leaders in line. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 05, 2010Newsweek, Washington Jewish Week In New HandsSend by Jewish Telegraphic AgencyWASHINGTON (JTA) -- Newsweek was sold to a Jewish businessman and philanthropist, while a corporation comprised of Jews active in the area community has [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 04, 2010Newsweek's Hidden Problem | Sport Shizle.comSend by Rebecca Dana & Peter LauriaNot only is Newsweek's new owner new to the media world, the money-losing magazine is holding on to the CEO who devised its business strategy. As 91-year-old radio magnate Sidney Harman begins the hard work of steering Newsweek magazine [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
August 02, 2010[World Wide News Flash] NewsweekSend by [email protected] (WorLatest articles and news about Newsweek. Stay updated with information about Newsweek. Everything you want to know about Newsweek. [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 04, 2010Sidney Harman Buys Newsweek For A Dollar - Lez Get RealSend by Bridgette P. LaVictoireThe husband of California Representative Jane Margaret Lakes Harman has bought Newsweek for a total of one dollar. The weekly magazine has been on the ropes lately as readership has fallen badly. Washington Post Co. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
August 03, 2010Christopher Hitchens - The Socrates Of TodayPosted by John EonBorn on April 13, 1949 Christopher Hitchens would become one of the most outspoken men in politics and religion. To say that Hitchens has accomplished much in his lifetime would be nothing short of an understatement. Hitchens being extremely educated graduated from Oxford in England, and is a Britis [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
August 04, 2010Sidney Harman: A Man In FullPosted by John EonThe 325 employees at NEWSWEEK, which is being sold to Sidney Harman for a buck and assumption of liabilities, are understandably concerned about their jobs. They had a good thing going as part of old-line media. If they lose those jobs they are entering a very cold world, most of it paying considera [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 04, 2010Washington Post To Sell Newsweek To The Guy Who Cares Most About ...Send by daveibsenThe Washington Post Company plans to sell Newsweek to Sidney Harman. Harman, who made his fortune in the audio equipment business, and turns 92 years-old later this week, called the 77-year old magazine a "national treasure. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 02, 2010Each To His Own Form Of WorshipPosted by John EonA few days ago, Newsweek reported that the bad economy has caused an increase in church attendance. In a related note, Gallup reports today that the bad economy has caused an increase in alcohol consumption. Is there overlap between these groups? It?s hard to tell, but 75% of those who never go to c [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 03, 2010Sidney Harman To Buy Newsweek From Washington PostSend by MarketWatch(NYSE:WPO) said late Monday that it will sell Newsweek to Sidney Harman, founder of Harman International. The terms of the deal were not released but Harman [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
August 05, 2010Bozell Column: Newsweek, Still Devolving :Natural Diabetes TreatmentPosted by John EonHere's another case in point: Newsweek's subscriptions collapsed a couple of years back. How could it not be (at least in part) the umpteen Obama-worshipping cover stories that caused some subscribers to cancel. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 03, 2010Stereo Magnate Harman To Buy Newsweek (Reuters) | DirenetSend by direnet tech newsNEW YORK (Reuters) ? The Washington Post Co will sell Newsweek to audio equipment magnate Sidney Harman, nearly 50 years after the publisher bought the well-known US weekly news magazine. Sidney Harman, the 91-year-old founder of Harman [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 03, 2010What Does Newsweek's $1 Sale Really Mean? :: TJWalker.comSend by TJ WalkerThere was a time when an aspiring young journalist wanted nothing more than to end up at Newsweek? How could anyone aspire to this now, with it's one dollar price tag? Yes, Newsweek will continue, as a kind of charity case, [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
August 02, 2010Newsweek Is SoldPosted by John EonThey just sold it audio magnate Sidney Harman. Guess how much he reportedly paid for it? Would you believe it was only $1? Not one million or one billion, just one dollar. 100 cents. Yes, he also agreed to assume their liabilities, but whoa, how the mighty have fallen. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010Cowen Makes Newsweek's 'Top 10 Leaders' ListSend by Irish ExaminerIn its report, Newsweek magazine said that, along with Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, Mr Cowen has pushed through austerity packages drastic enough to win [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 03, 2010Dolly Parton - JolenePosted by John Eonnowirehangers: abloodymess: thegreenphone: newsweek: frangry: Dolly Parton - Jolene Today in Songs We Are Forever Grateful to F for Posting I want to go to Dollywood soooo bad. as do i MP3 (in post nowirehangers:abloodymess:thegreenphone:newsweek: from Walk Between the Lines. Download this at eMusic [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010Cowen 'top Of The Class' For Fiscal PoliciesPosted by John EonBrian Cowen has been included in a list of top ten leaders by Newsweek for his management of the financial crisis. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 04, 2010Local Media Bias.Posted by John EonScott Winship has contrary analysis to the middle class decline thesis. Scott accuses the media of being driven in part by liberal ideology. This is never adequate to me because it abdicates explanatory power. Here's my bet: plot an outlet based on the Case-Shiller score of their location and the nu [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 04, 2010Washington Post Sells Newsweek For $1; And It's A Great Deal For The Post!Posted by John EonAs was predicted by several media people who are smarter then me (not difficult). John Ellis on the Ellisblog actually said it would only sell for a buck. I posted several times about this debacle, for example, here. It was purchased by multi-billionaire Sidney Harman, who was one of the founders of [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
August 03, 2010Jon Meacham - Newsweek - Washington Post Company | MediaiteSend by Meenal VamburkarEarlier today, word broke out that Sidney Harman is buying Newsweek from the Washington Post Company. Now, several outlets -- including Politico's Mike Allen and the New York Post's Keith J. Kelly -- are reporting that the magazine's [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
August 02, 2010'Newsweek' Sold To Sidney Harm | Mizoram ExpressSend by Mizoram ExpressOne of the world's most read new magazine 'Newsweek' has been bought by stereo equipment billionaire Sidney Harman from the Washington Post, according to. [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |