Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2012.31 as it transitions to an online only format, a move that makes it the most widely read magazine yet to give up on the print media. Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL) Newsweek ended almost 80 years in print with its issue dated Dec.Digital subscriptions include the latest issue and all regular issues released. Newsweek announced in October that it planned to halt its print publication and merge with the Daily Beast - the online network run by editor Tina Brown.īrown tweeted an announcement of the final print issue's cover, accompanied by two simple phrases: "Bitter sweet!" and "Wish Us Luck!"įirst published in 1933, Newsweek became the second largest weekly news magazine in the United States, after Time magazine. Buy Digital and Print Copies of Newsweek International - August 26 2022. On the final printed copy is a black-and-white image of Newsweek's iconic former offices in New York City and inside is a nine-page article paying homage to the publication's former staffers and articles. The departure from its hard-copy publication bids farewell to 80 years of printed magazines.Īll future issues will be available digitally only and the first online issue will be on sale on January 4th. Story Text: Newsweek's final print magazine has been released with a cover bearing the headline: "#LastPrintIssue" - a hashtag alluding to its all-digital future.Reuters ID: LVA3N5F4BNT1FQ6UB6H8PCWH94LQ.WEBSITE SHOWING VARIOUS COVERS OF NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE VARIOUS OF WEB PAGE ANNOUNCING NEWSWEEK'S MOVE TO GO DIGITAL ONLY VARIOUS OF NEWSWEEK SUBSCRIPTION CARDS INSIDE OF MAGAZINE Summary: INTERNET (FILE - OCTOBER 18, 2012) (REUTERS) (MUTE).Title: USA/FILE: Final print issue of Newsweek released.This week will feature the last ever print edition of Newsweek magazine. In a country that is infested with hundreds of far left publications, Newsweek could no longer compete. Whether or not the transition works, it's evident the periodical knows its identity must be wrapped around an online presence - figuratively, not literally. Liberal magazine Newsweek published its last print edition this week. The explanation for the cutoff remains a familiar story: print readership is dying on the vine and expensive to maintain, while web and tablet adoption is growing quickly enough that Newsweek believes it can make the switch without taking a long-term financial hit. An online-only magazine called Newsweek Global was introduced in its place. Anyone still yearning for the magazine's content after the presses stop will have to turn to the purely digital Newsweek Global or its The Daily Beast sibling, no matter how attached they are to the outlet's 80-year history with paper. Newsweek ran what its 'final' print issue on 31 December 2012, in a move designed to save the company 40m a year. She unveiled Newsweek's final front cover via Twitter, saying: 'Bitter sweet Wish us. We're still not used to national publications facing that ultimatum, though, which makes Newsweek's fresh decision to drop its print edition after December 31st both unusual and a bellwether. Newsweek, the 80-year-old US current affairs magazine, unveils the cover of its last ever print edition. It's no secret that print media is on its way out, as many regional and niche publications have had to either find a path through the digital wilderness or fold completely. The DecemNewsweek issue is indeed a collectors issue for it will be the last of the print issue one will hold.