Newsweek fights for survival but drifts towards irrelevancy

from JoeUser Forums

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/16/newsweek-fighting-for-survival-drifts-towards-irrelevancy/

I used to subscribe to Newsweek.  From the time I was a teenager into my 30s I was a subscriber. I liked their news coverage. If I wanted in depth detail accounts of world events, Newsweek was fantastic about it.

Then something happened after George W Bush got elected. They started to drift ever further to the left. More and more of their content became editorial (i.e. left wing rants).  The problem was, I can get that sort of thing online for free. Why would I pay to hear some guy spout out the same half-baked liberal talking points that I can read on DailyKos or Huffington Post for free?

So I stopped subscribing.

Well, now it looks like they’re officially making left-wing advocacy journalism their official direction. Good luck to them but I suspect they’re doomed.

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top

The Palin cover leaves little doubt in what you're saying Brad. The far lefts hated of this woman is eating them up inside.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

The Palin cover leaves little doubt in what you're saying Brad. The far lefts hated of this woman is eating them up inside.

End of quote

Not to fond of her either, but it's not like the left don't have their share of loonies.

 

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I know little about the woman herself but I agree with most of her policy positions.

Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top

I know little about the woman herself but I agree with most of her policy positions.

End of quote

I find myself agreeing with her less and less the more often she talks.

 

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

I wouldn't call it hatred, I would call it fear. They fear her because she can call peoples attention. I heard Oprah's ratings were higher when Palin was on than when Obama was on her show. Goes to show how much people want to listen to her even if many believe she sucks.

Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top

People want to hear her, but I doubt she has that much support.

 

Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top

People want to hear her, but I doubt she has that much support.
End of quote

22% support her for office, 37% undecided on supporting her, according to a Rasmussen (sp) poll I heard yesterday.

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

There should be a drink alert for that line about "half-baked liberal talking points."  :lol:

Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top

'Drifts toward' irrelevancy is an understatement - 'careens headlong into' irrelevancy is more like it.

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

they REALLY hate sarah palin don't they... she must be doing something right then if the left is so opposed to her...

Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top

A good article by their one remaining sane columnist.  He & Will were always the best reads (back when I read them in NW, that is).

Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top

Just rats deserting the sinking ship.

Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting Daiwa, reply 12
Shocked.  Shocked, I say.
End of Daiwa's quote

Love the comments on News Weak's own article you linked Daiwa.

Reply #15 from JoeUser Forums Top

Heh, heh.  True, they were... shall we say... pointed.

Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting Leauki, reply 2
The Palin cover leaves little doubt in what you're saying Brad. The far lefts hated of this woman is eating them up inside.

Not to fond of her either, but it's not like the left don't have their share of loonies.
End of Leauki's quote

The right has some loonies... the left is nothing BUT loonies.

Too many "news" organizations went from delivering actual news to delivering their opinions. Their far left opinions.

Well, its actually worse, they often falsify news nowadays in support of their far left opinions. I am glad to see them going bankrupt.

Reply #17 from JoeUser Forums Top

Very interesting take on it.  A winding read but worth the stroll.