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PRINT IS COMING BACK TO THE U.S. OVERVIEW Newsweek Magazine Building off of its 80 years of history A global news organization operating across all major platforms. No matter where you read or what you read on, Newsweek has a product for you. From a Twitter feed followed by millions to mobile apps across devices to a responsive website to a print magazine, get the news that will reach and influence decision makers anytime and anywhere. Newsweek.com is in sync with the 24/7 news cycle, giving readers a destination for breaking news, Newsweek exclusives, and commentary on the issues of Magazine has remained a the day. Newsweek Magazine is a powerful Europe print brand in South Korea combination of news, culture and ideas with the following 6 Japan Latin America a clear point of view: we get the first and final markets Poland Pakistan say on major stories of the day. Newsweek Magazine is edited for the voracious consumer of information, and designed to surprise, educate and delight. In the print component of a modern news ecosystem, Newsweek will deliver thought-provoking content to smart, successful readers. Both the digital and print platforms are the authoritative news outlets of choice for the sought-after thought-leader audience. EDITORIAL Editor in Chief Jim Impoco “Jim is a veteran editor whose ports of call have been The New York Times, Conde Nast Portfolio and Reuters, where he served as executive digital editor until January and was the brainchild of a glossy magazine that exported the newswire’s big-thinker brand to the Davos set. He’s well liked in New York media circles.” – Jim Pompeo, Capital New York Popular Tweets EDITORIAL Full-time staff Foreign Coverage reporter with The New York Times and International Editor - Nicholas Wapshott later with Condé Nast’s business magazine, is a British journalist and writer. He was a Portfolio. Eichenwald had been employed by Reuters contributing columnist and an online the Times since 1986 and primarily covered content consultant to a number of media and Wall Street and corporate topics such as insider private clients. He was the editor of The Times trading, accounting scandals, and takeovers, Saturday edition as well as the founding editor but also wrote about a range of issues including of The Times Magazine. He has written terrorism, the Bill Clinton pardons controversy, a number of biographies including those of Federal health care policy, and sexual predators Margaret Thatcher and Carol Reed. His book on the Internet. Keynes Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics was published by W. W. Norton in Latin American Correspondent - Karla October 2011. Zabludovsky is a reporter from Mexico City and a graduate of Columbia University’s Tony Diplomatic Correspondent - Janine di Stabile center for investigative journalism. She Giovanni is an author and award-winning covers immigrant communities, crime and foreign correspondent. She is a regular natural disasters. contributor to The Times, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and The Guardian. She recently Technology made a TED talk at the U.S. Institute of Peace Technology Columnist - Kevin Maney on war reporting, which received more than is an author and journalist who has covered 300,000 viewers. She was a participant in the technology for more than 20 years. His previous 2013 World Economic Forum, Davos. One book was The Maverick and His Machine: of Europe’s most respected and experienced Thomas Watson Sr. and the Making of IBM. reporters, with vast experience covering war Kevin has been a contributor to Fortune, and conflict. Her reporting has been called The Atlantic, Fast Company and other “established, accomplished brilliance” and magazines. As well as contributing editor at she has been cited as “the finest foreign Conde Nast Portfolio, joining the magazine correspondent of our generation”. In 2013, prior to its launch in 2007. di Giovanni was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world of armed violence Business by the organization Action on Armed Senior Writer - Leah McGrath Goodman Violence (AOAV). was a writer-at-large for Institutional Investor, a contributor to CNN/Fortune and member of the Senior Writer - Kurt Alexander London Speaker Bureau. Her work has appeared Eichenwald was a contributing editor with in The Financial Times, Barron’s, The Wall Vanity Fair and a New York Times author Street Journal and Forbes. She also wrote a of four books, one of which, The Informant, was best-selling book that was nominated for the 2011 made into The Informant!, a motion picture. Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business He was formerly a writer and investigative Book of the Year Award. EDITORIAL Full-time staff Deputy Editor - Bob Roe was a content a Planned Parenthood Maggie Award for Media consultant at Well-Read Media and has Excellence (Online Reporting). previously held positions at Thomson Reuters, Hearst and Conde Nast. Managing Editor - Kira Bindrim was formerly a homepage editor for Reuters. US/Culture com. Before Reuters, she was director of online Senior Writer - Alexander Nazaryan strategy at Crain’s New York Business, where was the Culture Editor at the Wire where she had also produced special projects online he oversaw the site’s coverage of news about and covered technology and small business books, arts, trends, food, museums, publishing, news. among other topics. Alex was also at the New York Daily News where, in addition to his Writer – Pema Levy joins Newsweek from primary posting as a member of the editorial the International Business Times. Pema is board, he launched their successful book blog Newsweek’s Washington D.C. correspondent, Page Views. and covers politics. Senior Editor - Abigail Jones is a journalist Cover Designers and bestselling author in New York City. She Robert Priest and Grace Lee are founding was the Senior Editor and Head of Special partners of Priest+Grace, a design company Projects at the Forward and the editor of in New York. Their clients have included O, its women’s blog, the Sisterhood. Previously, The Oprah Magazine, WebMD, Reuters, she was one of the first employees to join The Bloomberg Markets, and Peter G. Daily, where she launched and ran its web and Peterson Foundation. They are also co- social media presence for nearly two years. founders of Howler magazine, a kickstarter- funded magazine about soccer that launched in Senior Writer - Victoria Bekiempis was Oct 2012, which has already been featured in a reporter/producer for DNAinfo.com New New York Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and The York covering the Upper East Side. Prior to New Yorker. joining DNAinfo, Victoria worked at the Village Voice and completed internships at news organizations across the U.S. and abroad, such as the Tampa Bay Times, the Associated Press’ Lima, Peru, bureau, the Bradenton Herald and the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Senior Writer - Katie Baker was a Jezebel staff writer living in Brooklyn. She has worked and written for a variety of publications including the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. In July 2013, she received DESIGN The “NEW” Newsweek Magazine Big stories and bold design OCTOBER 4, 2013 THE PHANTOM MENACE EXPLODING IRAN’S NUCLEAR THREAT MYTH by Kurt Eichenwald Not Final Design – Subject to Change GENERAL Newsweek Specifications A global news organization operating across all major platforms Size: 8 1/8” x 10 1/2” Frequency: Weekly. Expected 50 issues per year. Newsstand counts: 75,000 starting with counts increasing to 100,000 to 150,000 copies within 12-18 months. Subscriber counts: 25,000 starting subscriber copies with a goal of 100,000 subs by early 2015 and 250,000 by 2017. Page counts: 64 full page folio size. Perfect bound. Paper stock: 60# stock. Cover Stock: 100# stock. Versions: There will be two versions. One newsstand version and one sub version. Demographic Information Gender Male 57% Women 43% AGE/HHI Median Age 49.2 Median HHI $76,062 HHI $100k+ 36% EDUCATION/PROFESSION College Educated 71% Professional/Managerial 34% Top Management 11% Business Decision Makers 26% December 2012 subscriber information SPECIFICATIONS Submission Guidelines Ad Unit Ad Unit 1 page 2-page spread Trim Trim 8 1/8” x 10 1/2” 16 1/4” x 10 1/2” Bleed Bleed 8 3/8” x 10 3/4” 16 1/2” x 10 3/4” Insertion Orders: Insertion orders are binding after closing dates. No cancellations accepted after this date. Ad Files and Proofs: Newsweek or its printer will maintain ad files and proofs for 13 months. Mechanical File File Formats Proof Specifications Preparation Requirements PDF/X-1a:2001 Final Trim: 8 1/8” x 10 Each file should contain Scanned images must be 5 proofs ½” only one page or one spread. high resolution (300 dpi) Laser proofs (color Live Area: 7 3/8” x 9 ¾” Screen angles used (unless CMYK. or black and white) are Line Screen otherwise requested on No spot colors, RGB, acceptable for content 133 lines per in disk label): C-15%, M-75%, LAB, or ICC profiles and proofs only 54 lines per cm Y-90%, K-75% saved in TIFF or EPS format Contract quality Press, Live Matter Safety: All required trapping Final output of all Offpress, and Digital 3/8” on all four sides should be done prior to Newsweek pages will be at (halftone and continuous 1/8” total gutter creating the file 2400dpi/04.488dpmm. tone) proofs are acceptable Safety=1/16” on each side Color traps: All fonts must be for color guidance on press. Headlines across the .08mm/0.14pt and included and by Type 1 or 3 Examples of preferred SWO- gutter should be set so that black overprint set when No TrueType Fonts.