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Type: Subsidiary
On the web:
http://www.newsweek.com
Newsweek gets its magazine's readers up to speed on national and world events. The subsidiary of The Washington Post Company publishes Newsweek, one of the top three newsweeklies in the US, with a circulation of more than 4 million in the US and Canada. The magazine has more than 15 news bureaus located worldwide and publishes nearly a dozen international editions. Globally, Newsweek reaches more than 20 million readers in some 190 countries. The company was founded by Thomas Martyn, a former editor at Time magazine who wanted to strike up some competition. He published the first issue, then called News-Week, in 1933. The Washington Post bought the magazine in 1961.
Officers:
Chairman: Richard M. Smith
CEO: Thomas (Tom) Ascheim
Managing Director: Ann L. McDaniel
Competitors:
Gannett
Time Inc.
U.S. News & World Report
