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Government acts on health care costs, in part because of Time story

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:10:24 +0000

Time | The Washington Post | TechCrunch

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will release a data file showing prices for inpatient services in 2011 at U.S. hospitals, Steven Brill reports. Brian Cook at the department’s Centers … Read more

Edward Felsenthal named Time.com’s managing editor

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:07:22 +0000

Former Daily Beast Executive Editor Edward Felsenthal is a “true digital leader,” Time Inc. Editor-in-Chief Martha Nelson and Time Managing Editor Rick Stengel write in an announcement to staff. Current managing editor Cathy Sharick “has decided to step down as … Read more

Time magazine’s Stengel: This week’s covers ‘symbolized the love’ in marriage

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:53:26 +0000

Time
Time magazine’s new covers address the same-sex marriage debate that dominated this week’s news. Russell Hart and Eric LaBonté, who have been engaged since 2010, kiss on one cover; Sarah Kate and Kristen Ellis-Henderson, who have been married since … Read more

Big sales for Time’s epic health care cover

Andrew Beaujon — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:38:09 +0000

The New York Times
The issue of Time featuring Steven Brill’s 36-page examination of hospital costs “appears to be on course to become [Time's] best-selling cover in nearly two years,” Christine Haughney reports.

It was outperformed only by Steve
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Bobby Ghosh named editor of Time International

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:54:08 +0000

Bobby Ghosh has been named the editor of Time International, Time Inc. Editor-in-Chief Martha Nelson and Time Managing Editor Rick Stengel told staffers in an announcement Friday morning. “[T]his appointment has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he … Read more

Time Inc. cuts about 500 staff, Time mag to lose 6

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:21:44 +0000

The Wall Street Journal | All Things Digital
“Today we are beginning the painful process of reducing our global staff of 8,000 by approximately six percent,” Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang told employees in an email Wednesday. That’s nearly 500 … Read more

Time has two+ covers this week, Businessweek sticks with one

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:36:42 +0000

Time
Time subscribers in the Northeast are receiving a Hurricane Sandy cover; the photo was taken by Benjamin Lowy and posted on Instagram, Time Editor Rick Stengel writes in an editor’s letter. Time hired five photographers to capture Sandy shots … Read more

Time magazine fact-checking mistake shows value of fact-checking in public

Craig Silverman — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:01:59 +0000

This week brought a mix of embarrassment, shame and unexpected satisfaction for me.

Wednesday morning, I heard from two people who told me by email I had made a big mistake in my post, “Newsweek ditched its fact-checkers in 1996, … Read more

‘Saturday Night Live’ features Time magazine’s breastfeeding cover

Julie Moos — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:14:45 +0000

Saturday Night Live
“Saturday Night Live”‘s “Weekend Update” with Seth Meyers featured a segment on Time magazine’s controversial breastfeeding cover:

“Really, Time magazine, this is the image you went with for Mother’s Day? Look, I have nothing against breastfeeding,
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Controversy over Time cover photo marginally related to subject of Time cover story

Steve Myers — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:05:49 +0000

Time | Forbes | Slate
Judging by the discussion about Time’s cover photo of a 3-year-old boy breastfeeding, you’d think that was the subject of the cover story. Well, sort of. The cover story is actually about Dr. William Sears … Read more