Which of these Newsweeks is not like the other?

[bob_kark]

Which of these Newsweeks just isn't the same?

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3037881/site/newsweek/

Left hand side, let's see... Europe? Losing Afghanistan.

Asia? Losing Afghanistan.

Latin America? Losing Afghanistan.

US? The chick who took the picture of the Cruise baby?! Stop the presses!!

[shemp]

I think it pretty well sums up the (lack of) intelligence and culture in our country.

[Solus]

The sad part is, it doesn't suprise me.

[RandFan]

Hey, Residence Inn offers a free hot breakfast!

[Bikewer]

There's an editorial up on this in this morning's online The Nation:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20060925/cm_thenation/15124430

[BPSCG]

People with great minds talk about ideas.
People with average minds talk about events.
People with small minds talk about other people.

[Darat]

Typical of BPSCG!

[HarryKeogh]

US? The chick who took the picture of the Cruise baby?! Stop the presses!!

America is the land of opportunity. If you take pictures of celebrities (or the babies of celebrities) you become a celebrity yourself.

[Darat]

I looked at the covers this morning and I didn't comment because I just didn't know what to say. I presume covers are chosen for being eye catching as well as putting a point over and to help sell the magazine so OK lets say for commercial reasons they didn't want to run with the picture of the Afghani man (and I'll set aside as to the reasons why that was considered a better commercial decision?).

However why on earth run with such a visually weak cover? Surely there was a better picture they could have ran with?

Just on aesthetic grounds I think it was a crap decision!

[KingMerv00]

It boggles my mind that people actually care about celebrities.

[BPSCG]

Typical of BPSCG!You talkin' about me?

[IllegalArgument]

People with great minds talk about ideas.
People with average minds talk about events.
People with small minds talk about other people.

Evidence?

[Beerina]

Hey, Residence Inn offers a free hot breakfast!

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[Beerina]

By the way, beating up on the US is much more popular outside the US than inside -- where all they'd do is stir up a hornet's nest of response, possibly harming sales and leading to cancellations.

In other words, it's more an issue of Newsweek being cowardly than it is the US population being vapid. We shall see...

[Upchurch]

People with great minds talk about ideas.
People with average minds talk about events.
People with small minds talk about other people.
Evidence?
Oh, that's just the sort of thing that BPSCG would say. And let me tell you another thing about him.....

[Darat]

You talkin' about me?

That's the trouble with you it's always about you.

[shemp]

People with great minds talk about ideas.
People with average minds talk about events.
People with small minds talk about other people.

My goats and I shall remember that the next time you disparage us.

[bob_kark]

By the way, beating up on the US is much more popular outside the US than inside -- where all they'd do is stir up a hornet's nest of response, possibly harming sales and leading to cancellations.

In other words, it's more an issue of Newsweek being cowardly than it is the US population being vapid. We shall see...
I don't know that the article is really beating up on the US. It seems to be pointing out a legitimate concern. Also, I don't know if this article really would harm their sales as a result of angered readers. It all just seems a bit odd to me.

[gtc]

Are there different press times or days for the US editions?

I know they can vary across editions and some magazines have recently changed their dates.

If the US goes to press earlier, then the photo may not have been available.

[bob_kark]

Are there different press times or days for the US editions?

I know they can vary across editions and some magazines have recently changed their dates.

If the US goes to press earlier, then the photo may not have been available.
It appears it was intentional. Also, its not the first time they've done this:

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/26/america/NA_GEN_US_Newsweek_Different_Covers.php
In February 2005, the weekly newsmagazine featured a photo of an American flag in a garbage can in the Japanese-language edition that did not appear on the U.S. or the international editions.

[Dog Boots]

We're nineteen posts into this thread and no word from Claus....I'm getting worried.