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

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

A window into the past of this iconic American magazine and its downfall.

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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