Topic: The Daily Beast

The Newsweek Layoffs Are Coming, and This Could Get Ugly

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Tina Brown announced the names of three editors who will top the masthead of the Newsweek-Daily Beast company after it replaces Newsweek. Now layoffs are imminent.

By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 24, 2012

Newsbeast Responds to Donald Trump's Media Stunt with Media Stunt

Donald Trump officiated the week's biggest eye-rolling contest on Wednesday, when he made his "very big announcement" about President Obama, a ploy for attention that inspired The Daily Beast slash Newsweek to launch a ploy of their own: a Donald Trump boycott.

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Barry Diller Will Try to Make Newsweek Layoffs as 'Spare' as He Can

IAC Chairman Barry Diller says downsizing is inevitable after Newsweek ceases publishing its print edition but the company will try to be as "spare" as possible when they cut staff.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Oct 18, 2012

Newsweek Is Shutting Down Its Print Edition

In a momentous (though not totally unforeseen) development, Newsweek editor Tina Brown announced this morning that the magazine will move to an all-digital format and shutter the print edition just shy of its 80th birthday.

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By Adam Martin

Jul 11, 2012

NBC and Microsoft Will Save Us All a Headache When They Split

The challenge of knowing the difference between MSNBC.com MSNBC the cable news network may be over by next week, if a deal to separate from Microsoft goes through as quickly as The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz says it will.

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By Eric Randall

Jun 12, 2012

The Newsweek Cover That Wasn't: Obama in a Hoodie

Newsweek has been making a name for itself with a string of newly salacious cover images, but not all the provocative ideas end up in print, as editor Tina Brown explained in a video on Newsweek's Tumblr.

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By Hannah Miet

Jun 5, 2012

Canadian Foot Mailing Suspect Caught Reading Stories About Himself

An allegedly cross-dressing, body-part-mailing, horror-movie-style murderer was arrested in Berlin on Monday night, Melissa Eddy reported in The New York Times. The suspect, who is said to be a Canadian porn star, was spotted in an internet cafe, reading the news... about himself. 

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 1, 2011

Tina Brown Enjoys Some Good News for a Change

"The Beast is on a roar!" tweeted Tina Brown on Thursday afternoon, reporting the best traffic month ever for her website and a welcome victory for her recently gutted editorial team.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 14, 2011

Turmoil Hits NewsBeast as Tina Brown Changes Lieutenants

Newsweek Daily Beast executive editor Edward Felsenthal became the third high-level hire to leave the company in the span of a few hours, a grim sign that chaos still rules at the magazine-web hybrid.

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By Dino Grandoni

Oct 26, 2011

Herman Cain Failed to Pay His State Taxes in 2006

Herman Cain has a personal reason for wanting a simpler tax code: he missed paying his Georgia state income taxes in 2006, "prompting Georgia to file a tax lien against him that wasn’t settled until late 2008," The Daily Beast's Daniel Stone reports.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 26, 2011

Chelsea Clinton Named to Barry Diller's IAC Board

Former First Daughter doesn't have much private company experience

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 20, 2011

People Can't Stop Talking About Rebekah Brooks's Hair

Robin Givhan's 900-word analysis is just one offering of many

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By John Hudson

Jun 13, 2011

Howard Kurtz, Media Critic vs. Howard Kurtz, Bureau Chief

The veteran media critic has a gift for throwing stones from a glass house

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By Adam Clark Estes

May 16, 2011

Time Is Still Beating the Revamped Newsweek in Ad Sales

Tina Brown's biggest competitor is outselling her Newsweek two to one

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By Adam Clark Estes

Apr 22, 2011

Jane Harman Joins the Newsweek Daily Beast Board

The former Congresswoman was not expected to replace her husband Sidney Harman

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By John Hudson

Apr 13, 2011

Newsweek Owner Sidney Harman Dies at 92

What his passing will mean for the future of the Newsweek-Daily Beast merger

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 1, 2011

Why Meghan McCain Hates 'Game Change'

The authors asked her questions. How rude

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 8, 2011

Sour, Indifferent Responses to Tina Brown's Newsweek

But maybe expectations were just too high?

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