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Washington Post looking to sell Newsweak | |||||
2010-05-05 | |||||
Good luck with that... The Washington Post Co. is putting Newsweek up for sale in hopes that another owner can figure out how to stem losses at the 77-year-old weekly magazine. I dunno...porn?
Maybe change it to "Obama" magazine. Hey, it worked for Oprah... The Post Co.'s magazine division had an operating loss of $29.3 million in 2009, compared with a $16.1 million loss the year before. Newsweek sold about 26 percent fewer ad pages in 2009, according to the Publishers Information Bureau. That percentage decline was consistent with the industry average. Geez, don't everybody push and shove. You'll all get a chance to submit a bid. Newsweek, which recently underwent a top-to-bottom redesign of both its print and online editions,
Wow, there's 2 million dentists in the United States?
Sorry. I thought doctors just kept Time in business... | |||||
Posted by:tu3031 |
#8 Despite it's vague left-wing bias, I've been a subscriber since the mid-80s. I canceled last year when they stopped even pretending. If I wanted a lefty opinion magazine, there are many that are better. |
Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2010-05-05 22:38 |
#7 Wow, there's 2 million dentists in the United States? Not counting the number of issues counted sent to addresses who's subscription lapsed years ago. It looks good on the books. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-05-05 19:53 |
#6 And you guts bitched about GB pictures These shots are offending! They shoud have lots of warnings! |
Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-05-05 19:31 |
#5 |
Posted by: DMFD 2010-05-05 18:11 |
#4 I dunno...porn? Have you seen some of the 'ladies' of the left? *shudder* |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-05-05 16:47 |
#3 I look at the possibilities. For example, imagine the glee if Newsweek was purchased by Rush Limbaugh? With Ann Coulter as senior editor. Articles written by members of the "International Conservative Conspiracy". Maybe a new HQ in the heartland, instead of NYC. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-05-05 16:46 |
#2 Dunno who would buy it. Looks like Newsweek is dead. Break out the champagne. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2010-05-05 16:22 |
#1 What? Couldn't give it away and a "work accident" would raise too many questions? |
Posted by: ed 2010-05-05 16:12 |