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''Newsweek'' is a weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed '' Time '' in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence, although both are much larger than the third of America's prominent weeklies, '' U.S. News & World Report ''. History Originally called ''News-Week'', it was founded by Thomas J.C. Martyn on February 17 , 1933 . That issue featured seven Photograph s from the week's news on the cover. In 1937 , Malcolm Muir took over as president and editor-in-chief. Muir changed the name to ''Newsweek'', emphasized more interpretative stories, introduced signed columns, and international editions. Over time it has developed a full spectrum of news-magazine material, from breaking stories and analysis to reviews and commentary. The magazine was bought by the Washington Post Company in 1961 . Newsweek is generally considered the most liberal of the three major newsweeklies, an allegation supported in a recent UCLA study on media point of view. {Link without Title} Circulation and branches As of 2003 , worldwide circulation is more than 4 million, including 3.1 million in the U.S. It also publishes editions in Japanese , Korean , Polish , Russian , Spanish , and Arabic , as well as an English Language Newsweek International. There is also a radio program, ''Newsweek on Air'', jointly produced by Newsweek and the Associated Press . Based in , Los Angeles , Chicago , Dallas , Miami , Washington, D.C. , Detroit , Boston and San Francisco , as well as overseas in Beijing , Cape Town , Jerusalem , London , Mexico City , Moscow , Paris and Tokyo . Highlights and controversies Guantánamo Bay allegations See Also: Qur'an desecration controversy of 2005 In the May 9 , 2005 issue of ''Newsweek'', an article by reporter Michael Isikoff stated that interrogators at Guantanamo Bay "in an attempt to rattle suspects, flushed a Qur'an down a toilet." Detainees had earlier made similar complaints but this was the first time a government source had appeared to confirm the story. The news was reported to be a cause of widespread rioting and massive anti-American protests throughout some parts of the Islamic world (causing at least 15 deaths in Afghanistan ), even though both Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard B. Myers and Afghan President Hamid Karzai stated they did not think the article was related to the rioting. The magazine later revealed that the anonymous source behind the allegation could not confirm that the book-flushing was actually under investigation, and retracted the story under heavy criticism. Similar desecration by U.S. personnel was reportedly confirmed by the U.S. a month later. The magazine also falls under some disatisfaction as putting too much personal opinion in their reports. However, most readers overlook the opinions and take newsweek as a news magazine. Contributors Notable Newsweek regulars include Eleanor Clift , Howard Fineman , Steven Levy , Anna Quindlen , George Will , Fareed Zakaria , and Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz (Polish edition). References See also |