kornell_911's Full Review: Newsweek Magazine Subscription
When comparing and choosing between the top three weekly news magazines out there, readers consistently choose Time and US News & World Report over their counterpart Newsweek. Why?
Both Time and US News & World Report have each catered their magazine to a specific demographic. US News has played on their college rankings issue and their specifically-catered, interesting reads on Travel, Adventure, Business & Tech, etc. For years on end, US News' monopolistic-stronghold, biased college rankings (yes, they are biased as much as they try to tell you otherwise) have high school kids and college kids and college alumni itching to see where their school is ranked.
These rankings have more far ranging implications. US News, with this one issue, can make or break many colleges/universities (usually small colleges), and the psyche of some big-headed college coeds. Take for instance Bennington College, a school in Vermont which boasted record enrollment after their ranking and feature in US News.
Time's unarguable forte lies with her yearly trophy presentation issue: Person of the Year. As insignificant the presentation/trophy is to the reader (me, at least), the media and historians hype up this Person of the Year title, as if it were the Nobel Prize or something. Perhaps they believe this title immortalizes the Person of the Year..maybe it does and has...
Newsweek does not have any such "catchy" issue, but it has attempted to copy the likes of the US News college ranking issue with its own Kaplan-Newsweek "How to Get into College" magazine.
Still, not having a "catch" is by no means the kiss of death. Newsweek is simply Weak News. As Newsweek attempts to fill most of its pages with lively content, she always seems a bit short of its competitors in its reporting daring, creative, original journalism. Unlike Time, Newsweek leans a bit to the right; as a result its coverage of events does not seem to be as interesting. This is a positive for those looking for a boring, broad perspective on the news.
Some also argue that Newsweek's content, and that of news magazines should hold true to their namesake: report the world's news on a weekly basis; and that that should be all. But, I disagree. With the growth of the internet and the rise of numerous news sources <wire services-- Reuters, AP -- have developed their own websites> via this medium, there is so much free flowing news content out there. It's not just OK to report the news. News must be reported and it must be reported in a way to capture the reader filling his thoughts with awe and excitement (true, not many magazines can do this.)
PROS
Newsweek does have some special feature reports that are interesting (Cosmetic Surgery a few months ago) and their photos are a bit more eye-catching than the likes of US News (Time's pics are a little better).
Witty, funny Cartoons. Caricatures are creative.
OVERALL
Newsweek does report all the basics in a straight-forward manner: Feature articles, Business, Science and Technology, Society, Arts, Entertainment, Editorials. If you are looking for news without the "oompphh" Newsweek will float your boat. I recommend their website: www.newsweek.com for in-depth coverage and special reports. The website's content is the same as the magazine, plus a little more (some more feature articles and special reports) but will save you the dollars on each issue.
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