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Sat, Nov 26 2011 20:40:18

TIME magazine's uniquely American covers

One is not like the other: Starting with a discussion about the December cover, Twitter users pointed out that TIME has repeatedly shunned international news stories for its domestic cover.

  1. ggreenwald
    So revealing: here's what Time Magazine thinks of its American readership http://is.gd/vQyCwg (via @IRANALLIANCE)
    Glenn Greenwald
    Fri, Nov 25 2011 14:42:47
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  2. Covers for the December 2011 issue of TIME.
    j_nb
    Thu, Nov 24 2011 06:59:25
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  3. jonathanshainin
    @ggreenwald They think Americans will buy more copies of a magazine will some bullshit lifestyle story on the cover. Are they wrong?
    Jonathan Shainin
    Fri, Nov 25 2011 15:48:43
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  4. ggreenwald
    @jonathanshainin It reveals they think Americans are uniquely uninterested in vital world news events-I guess you can say "And?" if you want
    Glenn Greenwald
    Fri, Nov 25 2011 15:42:09
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  5. Shortformblog counters with sarcasm: "Thought: Anxiety isn’t really good for you when it’s spread out over an entire country." (Emphasis in original)
  6. abumuqawama
    Exhibit A why Americans are ignorant of world affairs: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/europe/0,9263,901111205,00.html via @ahauslohner
    Andrew Exum
    Fri, Nov 25 2011 11:44:06
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  7. dzuunmod
    @ggreenwald A lot like this, from 2006: http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Sections/Newsweek/Components/Photos/Mag/061002_Issue/nw_leftnavcov_OV_061002.jpg
    Josh C.
    Fri, Nov 25 2011 14:48:29
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  8. TIME magazine isn't the only U.S. media outlet to put lifestyle stories ahead of world events, but a bit of digging through the archives reveals other instances at TIME.
  9. abumuqawama
    And Exhibit B. RT @kg_smith: NYT puts story on @MittRomney's hair on front page ... story on European debt crisis merely makes A4
    Andrew Exum
    Fri, Nov 25 2011 11:46:17
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  10. Bloomberg TV's Washington-based correspondent Lizzie O'Leary responds:
  11. lizzieohreally
    @abumuqawama oh come on. euro crisis has repeatedly been on A1 in past few weeks.
    Lizzie O'Leary
    Fri, Nov 25 2011 11:51:22
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  12. ggreenwald
    [link fixed] This from TIME - http://is.gd/vQyCwg - is apparently par for the course http://is.gd/HMhl0C & http://is.gd/vbVQWL
    Glenn Greenwald
    Fri, Nov 25 2011 17:18:28
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  13. j_nb
    Looks like I should read the intl editions of TIME to know what's up in the world: http://ti.me/vwGXVx, http://ti.me/tZlTOD -via @acarvin
    Jessica Binsch
    Wed, Nov 23 2011 13:32:20
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  14. November 2011 cover of TIME. I actually was wondering what in the world was up with that "innovations" topic.
    j_nb
    Thu, Nov 24 2011 06:59:06
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  15. aschweig
    @j_nb that's terrifying.
    adam schweigert
    Fri, Nov 25 2011 16:26:13
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  16. aschweig
    @j_nb i like this one too http://ti.me/uNgqRH @acarvin
    adam schweigert
    Fri, Nov 25 2011 16:28:53
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  17. What's interesting isn't just that the U.S. edition of TIME shunned international events for the cover. For example, a glance at this year's archive of German news magazine DER SPIEGEL reveals eight international covers out of 47, which feature stories on national politics, health or technology. It is remarkable, though, that TIME essentially chose a fluff story (or, if you want to be generous, a consumer-oriented one) over the international story for its domestic cover in all the above instances .
  18. abumuqawama
    The Onion nails it. http://www.theonion.com/video/time-announces-new-version-of-magazine-aimed-at-ad,17950/ RT @acarvin: @abumuqawama Or the previous issue: http://ti.me/tzTGXc
    Andrew Exum
    Fri, Nov 25 2011 13:25:39
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  19. Update, 11/26: Shortformblog has run the numbers and found that TIME covers split about 60 - 40 between hard news stories and features. While the U.S. edition isn't more "soft" per se than the international ones, the times it did diverge are notable because a feature story was chosen over an immediately newsworthy event. But judge for yourself!
  20. Tumbl-zine: On Time Magazine and differing international story play Does Time water down its story coverage in the U.S.? That’s a question which has been floating around the interwebs since yesterday,...
    shortformblog
    Wed, Nov 23 2011 13:32:20
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