Newsweek Magazine

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 3:12pm on Friday, January 15th, 2010

Obama Will Write Newsweek Cover Story on Haiti and Earthquake

The Wall Street Journal/Washington Wire reported on January 14, 2010:

"Like at a lot of publications, Newsweek was forced to start its week over when the earthquake hit Haiti.

Give the magazine credit for an artful recovery. The Washington Post Co.-owned publication has tapped President Barack Obama to pen a cover story on Haiti for the Jan. 25 issue hitting newsstands on Monday.

Newsweek was readying a story about the Google-China row when the earthquake hit. Editor Jon Meacham scrapped his plans and hit the phones in search of the highest authority he could find to weigh in, according to a person familiar with the matter. He reached David Axelrod, senior adviser to Obama, who asked his boss if he was game.

Getting Obama to write an essay about the Haiti tragedy is a coup for the struggling magazine and aligns squarely with its new strategy. Newsweek lost $25 million in the first half of 2009, and the Post Co. last year reinvented the magazine, cutting its staff and shifting its focus from news reporting to commentary."

The full story:
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/01/14/obama-to-pen-cover-story-on-haiti-and-the-earthquake-for-newsweek/

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 7:55am on Monday, November 30th, 2009

Newsweek's White House Correspondent Takes Buyout Offer, Politico's Michael Calderone reported on November 27, 2009:

"Holly Bailey, White House correspondent for Newsweek, is leaving the magazine.

When reached by e-mail, Bailey confirmed the news but declined to speak further.

Given Newsweek’s redirection this year to more opinion, analysis and provocative ideas pieces, the move raises questions about the magazine's commitment to reporting in Washington.

Newsweek still covers daily news out of Washington. But there has been a shift at the print magazine, with less emphasis on reporting day stories out of the capital. Already, the magazine doesn't go on most foreign trips with the president, such as the recent one to Asia.

It's unclear where Bailey heads next. At this point, her Twitter bio only reads: "The Artist Formerly Known as WH Corresp for Newsweek."

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 11:41am on Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Newsweek Eliminates A Dozen Positions

Politico reported on November 11, 2009:

"Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham, in a memo obtained by Politico, noted that the magazine has taken a different direction this year and, despite the layoffs, claimed that it "continues to appear promising in terms of building and retaining an engaged audience that we hope will be attractive to advertisers."

The full story:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/1109/Layoffs_at_Newsweek.html

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 12:58am on Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Newsweek has launched a ranking of the "greenest companies in America" in its current issue. The Newsweek Green Rankings is the first-ever report based on companies' actual environmental footprint, policies and practices.

The 12 page report in the September 28, 2009 issue features a green ranking of America's 500 largest publicly-traded companies as measured by revenue, market capitalization and number of employees.

"This is the first time a media organization has ranked companies in this way," said Kathleen Deveny, Global Business Editor of Newsweek. "Most green lists are anecdotal -- ours is the result of a massive database research project conducted in collaboration with three of the leading players in environmental research: KLD, Trucost and Corporate Register."

The companies are ranked based on a number of criteria, including: each company's greenhouse gas emissions, toxic waste emissions and use of other natural resources. Newsweek and its partners also assessed the companies' management of environmental issues and policies, regulatory compliance and policies concerning climate change.

As determined by the study, the top 10 greenest companies in America are:

1. Hewlett-Packard Company
2. Dell Inc.
3. Johnson & Johnson
4. Intel Corporation
5. IBM
6. State Street Corporation
7. NIKE, Inc.
8. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
9. Applied Materials, Inc.
10. Starbucks Corporation

Newsweek also broke out the list by industry sector, determining the top 10 greenest companies in their respective industries.