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I've been into newsweek
subscription for over 25 years and have
been pleased with its reporting. Although the news may
be a few days old by the time you read it, it is much
more in depth than what we hear on the radio or watch on
TV. In fact, I only listen to the radio news in the
morning while getting ready for work. I am also one of
those old-fashioned types that reads a newspaper every
day. Again, the coverage of newsweek magazine is much more in depth than the
radio. I get to know what is going on in my hometown as
well as nationally. I'm updating this review after
nearly four years ago....I still think that newsweek is
great but it is a news weekly and needs to cover issues
of all types, be it sports, world news, entertainment,
technology, national/state news, religion, etc.
Sometimes the issues are only on one topic.
This was very
prevalent after 9/11/01...of course I understood the
news coverage to be heavily slanted in that one
department. However, this news was very one-sided for
more than a few weeks. This has happened more than a few
times in the past few years where newsweek magazine too focused
on one issue. It's like they have a limit to the number
of pages. They need to cover all the topics, even if
abbreviated in some sections. For the most part,
newsweek lets the reader know what is going on in the
global village.
It covers the news nationally and internationally so
that I do get to know what is going on in the world. It
has many areas that it covers, arts, special features,
sports, people (one page of gossip), domestic /
international, business, and other current events. Some
say it is not as "in-depth" as Time but who has the time
to spend hours with a magazine? I can read the majority
of newsweek magazine in about an hour.
Sometimes newsweek have special issues which do require
more time to read (up to 3 hours when they do some major
coverage on an issue or single topic). Although some say
it has a "liberal" slant to it, they still have George
Will and his view of things. I don't read him too much
(too conservative for my taste) but I do respect him as
he has brought up some salient and relevant points in
the past. The reporting in newsweek magazine is much more in
depth than we get in USA Today (I call that Mc News but
it does have a purpose in life in at least bringing
information to the masses).
There are many specialized magazines out there, for
someone with very limited time but still wants to stay
abreast of current events, newsweek magazine is an ideal magazine.
Over the years I have read nearly 1,300 of their issues
so I feel this is a good feedback on this magazine. I am
into the arts/culture/entertainment and have
supplemented this magazine with Entertainment Weekly
which talks in much more detail than newsweek does.
Their reviews are usually right on the money, I agree
with them after seeing the movie or reading the book.
They are often brief but do a good job covering the
topic. What is good about this magazine is that they
concentrate about 80% on significant news and just a bit
on the lighter side of the news. A good balance. Too
many magazines such as People or Star concentrate on
fluff which is quite irrelevant. Too many people are
familiar with TV shows, celebrities, etc. instead of the
relevant news.
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