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The 100 Most Offensive, Controversial & Iconic Newsweek Covers In History

Oct. 18, 2012 2:06pm Benny Johnson

The Newsweek Magazine presses will grind to a halt in less than two months, ending an era of print journalism that spanned three-quarters of a century. This move also means the end of the highly controversial Newsweek cover that the publication has become known for. No more will we be able to see the Presidents “gaylo” or the “crazy eyes” of Michelle Bachmann staring at us from the stands of the supermarket check-out isle. The end of the magazine might come as a relief to some but radical journalism was not always the Newsweek way. Newsweek holds a storied history, covering some of the most important events of the last 80 years. Here are some highlights, and a window into the past of this iconic American magazine and its downfall.

First edition, 1933

The Magazine started off smart

Newsweek had great World War II Coverage & Consequence

They loved Christmas…

…and cheered the troops in Korea

Who doesn’t love Lucy?

Or the Founding Fathers?

The Kennedys were Newsweek fixtures

The Space Race received over two dozen covers

Some spooks…

The State of Israel & their struggles

The Beatles received recognition

And The Monkeys did, too

Nixon got his due

Cultural revolution was always a cover-winner

It hated tax hikes and rising oil prices at one time

Reagan was a Newsweek cover favorite

Why not?

Tragedy

& Triumph

Celebrity

Christianity was always a controversial cover

But it was the political covers and scandals that created the infamous Newsweek brand we know today

It loved comparing Republican front-runners to wimps

But this was not the first time a Romney was on the cover

But ultimately, Newsweek seemed most obsessed with Palin

R.I.P Newsweek covers

All photos credited to the Newsweek Archivist

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david3755
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 4:14pm
Can’t wait for the new york times to join newsweek in the grave of bias journalism.

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- bobdog19006
  Posted on October 18, 2012 at 5:04pm
  Can we have a moment of silence for the demise of Newsweak?So anyway, as I was saying…
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on October 18, 2012 at 10:43pm
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  Newsweak was doomed when they decided their role was to promote leftists.
  
  Now, I won’t be tempted to rip them all up at the newsstand.
  
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- bobdiamond
  Posted on October 19, 2012 at 5:58am
  People think it is on line sources that have killed print media, which it is to a certain extent, but it is also the loss of their monopoly brought on by Ronald Reagan getting rid of the fairness doctrine and paving the way for Rush Limbaugh and all the others that followed. Read political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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- RobbieTLHughie
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:32am
  No here even cares to pretend like NewsWeek going off the shelves means nothing as most of it’s money is made online, this is the same case with the New York Times… You people are so blinded by partisan hatred it’s crazy.
  
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Liberty2076
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 4:14pm
Newsweek said Sarah Palin was a problem for the GOP and everybody else. Guess she must have really been a problem for them since they’re ceasing to exist. We’ll see about the GOP.

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run42k
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 4:13pm
News-Weak

The lesser of two evils (Oprah magazine) in waiting rooms everywhere. Picking up either one is like asking, what would you rather die of, cancer or AIDS.

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tunnelboy
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 4:03pm
Let this be a lesson to them ALL!

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- Platonician
  Posted on October 18, 2012 at 4:25pm
  New York Times, you are next!
  
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JoeInAlbany
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 4:02pm
It’s sad…

Not their gone, but that no one there has the intellectual honesty to compare the covers from the failing era, to those of the successful era.

They would rather beat up on Conservatives than make money. The “How do you solve a problem like Sarah”, may well have been the first shot in the liberal “War on Successful Women”.

Their merger with The Daily Beast told you everything you needed to know.

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nosharia
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 4:02pm
Tabloid gossip never lasts.

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AllAmericanGirl22
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 3:35pm
Too bad… not

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- Gonzo
  Posted on October 18, 2012 at 3:54pm
  It is too bad. It’s too bad they transitioned from a worthy and trusted news magazine to a liberal talking point regurgitation rag. They paid the price.
  
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DocScience
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 3:33pm
One need only compare the covers before 1980′s to those fluffy pop culture for morons ones that follow to understand the death of a once great magazine.

Newsweek will be missed, not for what it had become, but for what it once was. In truth, it died decades ago.

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azitdad
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 3:32pm
… one less medium for the liberal hacks…

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What the Heck
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 3:22pm
Thank goodness the liberal media has lost another trash hit printed magazine.
As a child I thought the pictures were great, as an adult they made me sick.
good by and good riddance!
How do you like those jobs now? All you had to do was be objective and present both sides fairly.

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KeithOlberdink
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 3:12pm
(Insert Nelson Muntz of Simpsons fame) – HA HA!

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yanki161
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 3:08pm
Next…. TIME.

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BOspreadnwealth
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 3:03pm
Wow! scrolling through those covers, its no wonder the Newsweek is going out of business.

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matabrava
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:53pm
It took a long time to self destruct, but they finnaly did it.

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- SocialistSlayer
  Posted on October 18, 2012 at 3:06pm
  I don’t know anyone who reads this – Maybe in a doctors waiting room !
  
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BannedByHuffpo
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:53pm
Uhhh … What’s a “magazine”??

Is that like made from paper or something?

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ginger100
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:45pm
They should have that crazy a$$ Biden on the cover of time instead of Palin

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- ginger100
  Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:50pm
  News week, time, same paper for the out house
  
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The-Monk
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:43pm
The Chronicles of the Communist takeover of America….

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schroeder123
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:39pm
I like Sara…. I’d take her home with me.

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thom1
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:39pm
Good riddens liberal rag. As soon as we can choose which channels we have to pay for on cable and satellite the rest of the lib programming will be joining you.

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- duckwalker
  Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:56pm
  I’ll second that Thom1. Once we’re all able to select our subscribed channels on cable, CNN/MSNBC are dead and buried.
  
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- drs1969
  Posted on October 18, 2012 at 9:41pm
  That will take an act of a Rep. Congess. I used to buy ‘a la carte’ programming on my big dish. Then Dish Network and DirectTV bought up all the programmers and the Feds allowed it to happen!
  I never have bought their programming because I don’t want to subsidize their propaganda.
  
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Watcher1952
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:38pm
Now I don’t have to read it on line.. YEA Several thousand trees are happy also…..I don’t think anyone will miss Newsweek ….next week

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doomytram
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:37pm
RIP newsweek….Ooops They just gave Obozo another Pulitzer, Emmy, Grammy, Nobel,and Tony. Nobody will ever not read you again.

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Tony Sanchez
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:35pm
Good riddance trash magazine.

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4xeverything
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:26pm
R.I.P. Newsweek covers and good riddance to Newsweek content.

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Wool-Free Vision
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:25pm
Personally, I’m looking forward to the one that just says “FINAL ISSUE.”

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- Wool-Free Vision
  Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:32pm
  By the way Benny, kudos on this fantastic exposé through past covers. Very well put together.
  
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:12pm
Ward Churchill just had an orgasm in his pants!

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