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Mr. Meacham –
Is it really that big of a mystery? Let's look at the last four covers of Newsweek and The Economist (I'm a subscriber of both pubs, in addition to the New Yorker, Car & Driver, my local newspaper and, until just recently, the Wall Street Journal).
Newsweek
Feb. 11: "Becoming McCain" – Ok, how many McCain articles have I read in the last few weeks? Enough to make me sick, and enough to not read another one.
Feb. 4: "Road to Recession" – I've already read a half-dozen recession stories on the Times' Web site and heard another half-dozen more on KNPR before I saw this cover.
Jan. 28: "The Party's Over" – A story about the Republican party after Bush. This is something I haven't read before.
Jan. 21: "I found my own voice." – Another Clinton story? Not to mention the same story the entire country has already been inundated with? There's nothing new here.
The Economist
Feb. 9: "Half-way there" – A wrap-up of Super Tuesday. Boring, but it has an eye-catching illustration on the cover and – what's this? – a sub-head at the top that say's "China's rulers say sorry"?? That sounds interesting.
Feb. 2: "Has Iran won?" – Definitely sounds interesting and something I haven't read before.
Jan. 19-25: "Invasion of the sovereign-wealth funds" – Certainly haven't seen that anywhere, either. Plus, a 14-page special report on corporate social responsibility. I'm strangely drawn in...
Jan. 12: "Up in the air: The game after New Hampshire" – Another predictable election cover. But, again, look to the sub-heads: "The sadness of the Arabs" and "The chemistry of addiction". Both are stories that sound interesting and that I haven't read before.
The bottom line is that The Economist does give a wrap-up of the week's news, but doesn't beat you over the head with it. Plus, it covers world issues like no other, and has a superb science and technology section. (Why hasn't Newsweek caught on to the science and technology? Most major newspapers have). The Economist gives something NEW. Newsweek seems to be the same old stories, with the exception of Fareed Zakaria, who is far and away your best and most insightful columnist, and Michael Isikoff, who seems to consistently break stories.
Mr. Meacham –
Is it really that big of a mystery? Let's look at the last four covers of Newsweek and The Economist (I'm a subscriber of both pubs, in addition to the New Yorker, Car & Driver, my local newspaper and, until just recently, the Wall Street Journal).
Newsweek
Feb. 11: "Becoming McCain" – Ok, how many McCain articles have I read in the last few weeks? Enough to make me sick, and enough to not read another one.
Feb. 4: "Road to Recession" – I've already read a half-dozen recession stories on the Times' Web site and heard another half-dozen more on KNPR before I saw this cover.
Jan. 28: "The Party's Over" – A story about the Republican party after Bush. This is something I haven't read before.
Jan. 21: "I found my own voice." – Another Clinton story? Not to mention the same story the entire country has already been inundated with? There's nothing new here.
The Economist
Feb. 9: "Half-way there" – A wrap-up of Super Tuesday. Boring, but it has an eye-catching illustration on the cover and – what's this? – a sub-head at the top that say's "China's rulers say sorry"?? That sounds interesting.
Feb. 2: "Has Iran won?" – Definitely sounds interesting and something I haven't read before.
Jan. 19-25: "Invasion of the sovereign-wealth funds" – Certainly haven't seen that anywhere, either. Plus, a 14-page special report on corporate social responsibility. I'm strangely drawn in...
Jan. 12: "Up in the air: The game after New Hampshire" – Another predictable election cover. But, again, look to the sub-heads: "The sadness of the Arabs" and "The chemistry of addiction". Both are stories that sound interesting and that I haven't read before.
The bottom line is that The Economist does give a wrap-up of the week's news, but doesn't beat you over the head with it. Plus, it covers world issues like no other, and has a superb science and technology section. (Why hasn't Newsweek caught on to the science and technology? Most major newspapers have). The Economist gives something NEW. Newsweek seems to be the same old stories, with the exception of Fareed Zakaria, who is far and away your best and most insightful columnist, and Michael Isikoff, who seems to consistently break stories.