Wall Street Journal
Newsweek, which recently offered buyouts to about 150 employees, has 30% more text and fewer pictures since
Jon Meacham took over as editor 18 months ago. His goal is to make the magazine "more serious and try to make ourselves indispensable to the conversation." Time managing editor
Richard Stengel says: "My whole view was there's more information out there than any time in human history. What people don't need more of is information. They need a guide through the chaos."
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Newsweek newsstand sales down since redesign in October (Portfolio)