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Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Robin Givhan Ousted from “Newsweek”/Daily Beast
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We didn’t want this to be true, so we kind of hesitated in reporting it, but Robin Givhan, a Pulitzer-prize-winning fashion journalist for Newsweek/The Daily Beast, has been laid off. Givhan confirmed the cut with Journal-isms (via The Grio) over the weekend writing, “Sad to say that yes, it is true. Quite the ‘Merry Christmas.’ . . . I’m in New York as we speak doing book research and happily following up on any new career opportunities.”
Givhan won her Pulitzer in 2007 while working with The Washington Post. She left after reported disagreements with the Style editor in 2010. She was with the paper for 15 years. She joined Newsweek at the tail-end of the magazine’s 80-year run. It will be moving to an all-digital format next year. Givhan is one of a series of layoffs as the magazine expects to lose $22 million.
The media industry, particularly print outlets, have been in turmoil for the past few years as audiences increasingly turn to the real-time coverage of social networks like Twitter and online outlets like The Daily Beast. Even for venerated outlets like The New York Times, making money through the traditional advertising business model has been difficult, with layoffs happening throughout the industry.
Givhan spoke with our friends on StyleBlazer this summer for an episode of “How I Made It.” Check it out here.
Economic Recession Calls the Value of a College Education Into Question
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Jobs are scarce and student loan debt is putting many college grads in a financial bind. As a result, many people are questioning whether a college education is worth the time and expense that so many people are investing in it.
Earlier this week, we offered some basic advice for how to get the most out of the financial aid offered by the federal government. In that story, we included this important comment from BusinessWeek: “Many students are incurring heavy debts for an education (ethnomusicology, theater arts) that just isn’t worth it from a strictly financial viewpoint.”
This topic is tackled further in this week’s issue of Newsweek. To be clear, the article says that a college education is very much a valuable investment.
“College graduates now make 80 percent more than people who have only a high-school diploma, and though there are no precise estimates, the wage premium for an elite school seems to be even higher,” the article reads. Like the BusinessWeek story, the Newsweek article makes distinctions between majors and how exactly students spend their four years in school. (The article frowns upon beer pong.)
But more than that, the article takes a look at the rising cost of school and how that is impacting the ability to pay back those student loans. Schools are now investing in nicer dorms, more faculty and administrators, and other perks and features that are meant to attract students. But those bells and whistles drive up the cost of operating a school. That cost is passed down, of course, to the student. If the price of school goes up, the amount one has to borrow goes up, which means you’re on the hook for more after graduation.
“Just as homeowners took out equity loans to buy themselves spa bathrooms and chef’s kitchens and told themselves that they were really building value with every borrowed dollar, today’s college students can buy themselves a four-year vacation in an increasingly well-upholstered resort, and everyone congratulates them for investing in themselves,” the article says.
More than that, many students are going to a particular school because of how it looks on their resume.
“That debate matters a lot, because while the value of an education can be very high, the value of a credential is strictly limited,” the story continues.
In other words, give some deep thought to what you’re going to school for. Ultimately, it should be for the education you’re going to get. And that education comes not just from the institution, but from the effort that the student puts into the work.
Start saving your money early, and take steps to keep college costs at a manageable level. That could mean going to a two-year college then transferring to a four-year institution. Or going to a state school instead of a private one. Or one closer to home to save on housing expenses.
The point is, know what you want to get from your education and take steps toward that goal. You’ll be rewarded with a salary that will allow you to pay any debts you might have incurred.
Writer Allison Samuels Speaks on Black Media Representation, Basketball Wives, and Michelle O
Newsweek Senior Writer Allison Samuels is one of the few African-American voices representing in major media news circles and, as she tells it, she unfortunately hasn’t seen much in the way of diversity since she began her illustrious journalism career. So as one of the few African-American voices sounding off on media, culture and politics, Samuels obviously has a lot to say. The author of “What Would Michelle Do?: A Modern-Day Guide to Living with Substance and Style” stopped by Madame Noire’s offices to discuss media representations of Black women, the impact of Basketball Wives on Black girls, and, of course, Michelle Obama.
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Huh, What? Newsweek Dubs President Obama “First Gay President”
Source: Eurweb.com
These magazines are getting more and more salacious as the days go on. First there was Time’s controversial breastfeeding cover and now Newsweek is following suit with a cover crowning President Obama as the “first gay president.” Clearly, President Obama is heterosexual so the cover with its headline is rubbing people the wrong way. One news anchor on CNN even argued that since some people still believe that the president is not a Christian and that he wasn’t born in this country, when he’s presented evidence to the contrary, is it really wise to make yet another false statement about him?
Let us know what you think about the cover and check out what the author of the cover story, openly gay political blogger Andrew Sullivan, had to say about President Obama’s announcement and what effect it had on him at Eurweb.com.
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Newsweek To Merge With Daily Beast
(BBC) — It will bring together one of US publishing’s oldest names with one of its newest, under the stewardship of former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown. She co-founded The Daily Beast two years ago and said the two companies would be a “powerful dual platform”. Newsweek, established in 1933, was sold by the Washington Post to businessman Sidney Harman for $1 earlier this year.
We’re Open to Any Good Buyer: The Decision To Put Newsweek Up For Sale.
(Newsweek) — The Washington Post Company announced Wednesday that it was putting NEWSWEEK, which it has owned since 1961, up for sale. NEWSWEEK’s Daniel Gross spoke with chairman Donald E. Graham about the decision.
Washington Post Co. Puts Newsweek on Block
(AP) — The Washington Post Co. is putting Newsweek up for sale in hopes that another owner can figure out how to stem losses at the 77-year-old weekly magazine. While magazines in general have struggled with steep declines in advertising revenue because of the recession, news magazines such as Newsweek face the added pressures from up-to-the-second online news. Once handy digests of the week’s events, they have been assailed by competitors on the Web that pump out a constant stream of news and commentary.
Newsweek Is For Sale: Washington Post Co. Puts Magazine On The Block
(WashingtonPost.com) – The Washington Post Co. announced moments ago that it has hired Allen & Co. to seek buyers for Newsweek magazine, the money-losing newsweekly that The Post Co. has owned for decades.
