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2012-07-25 Home Front: Culture Wars

Harman family out as Newsweak finds new sucker

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Posted by badanov 2012-07-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 barry diller is a lifelong democrat and contributor to various political causes

and according to some, he is an extremely unpleasant person as well

Posted by lord garth 2012-07-25 00:13|| 2012-07-25 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 When I first saw this story the other day (Drudge?) I read the headline "Diller takes over the Beast" and thought, 'Well maybe Phyllis can bring a little class to the operation'.

Posted by Shack Lumumba3836 2012-07-25 11:31|| 2012-07-25 11:31|| Front Page Top

#3 diller is not a total sucker, his company announced that Newsweek would soon go digital only.

From digital only to oblivion is the step after that but they didnt announce that

Posted by lord garth 2012-07-25 13:20|| 2012-07-25 13:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Digital only? What are they going to do, buy iPads or Kindle Fires for all the doctor's waiting rooms?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-07-25 17:47|| 2012-07-25 17:47|| Front Page Top

#5 When was the last time you saw a Newsweek in a doctor's waiting room? Nobody reads it anymore. This move will just increase the population of people who don't read it.

Posted by crosspatch 2012-07-25 18:19|| 2012-07-25 18:19|| Front Page Top

#6 That's not the question; the question is, when did you ever see one anywhere else?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-07-25 19:02|| 2012-07-25 19:02|| Front Page Top

#7 his company announced that Newsweek would soon go digital only.

To paraphrase a certain ersatz rock group, Newsweek isn't retrenching. They're merely aiming for a more selective audience.

Posted by Pappy 2012-07-25 21:36|| 2012-07-25 21:36|| Front Page Top

#8 pretty soon they'll just be daily email "blasts" you can't unsubscribe from

Posted by Frank G 2012-07-25 21:39|| 2012-07-25 21:39|| Front Page Top

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