By Foster Kamer 7/24/12 1:49pm

HOW THIS ALL WENT DOWN

Sidney Harman Tina Brown

A Brief History of the Sidney Harman Era at Newsweek, Which Is Now Over

Remember that time Newsweek magazine was put up for sale by The Washington Post and then “saved” by then-91-year-old stereo magnate Sidney Harman (of the wonderful line of audio/visual products Harman + Kardon)? Well, less than two years ago, that actually happened. Now, that era is over, as the Harman family is done investing in Newsweek. As a result, IAC is now a majority owner, with a print publication on its books. How, exactly, did any of this happen in the first place? Read More

By Kim Velsey 6/27/12 1:36pm

Manhattan Transfers

The floorplan

Publishing Potentate and Presidential Biographer Jon Meacham Jets From UES Pad

We wonder if apartment 8C at 25 East 86th Street also comes with Pulitzer Prize-winning power? Well, at the very least we know that the three-bedroom co-op, owned by Random House executive and former Newsweek editor Jon Meacham and wife Margaret comes with a lot of built-in bookshelves. (One must store research materials and extra copies of one’s presidential biographies somewhere, right?).

The apartment has just sold to Nancy Han (we wonder if it’s the ABC News Executive Producer Nancy Han? From one newshound to the next?) for $2.85 million. Read More

By Emily Witt 5/03/11 11:55pm

books

SEAL Treats! St. Martin’s Wins the Bin Laden Book Battle

In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s death, publishers have clamored to sign deals about the event. Former Newsweek chief Jon Meacham is editing an e-book essay collection called “Beyond Bin Laden” for Random House. Peter Bergen has been signed by Crown to write the “definitive” book, tentatively called The Manhunt. One publisher, however, is Read More

By Emily Witt 10:23pm

Editors At Large

Publishing’s New Jackie O.’s

In 1975, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, widowed for the second time, was confronting the long and desolate road of leisure that unfurled bleakly before her. She decided to dabble in work. According to a recently published history, Jackie as Editor, by Greg Lawrence, a friend in the publishing business told her she might be able to Read More

By John Koblin 8/18/10 9:27pm

Moves

Fareed Zakaria Joins Time

And here’s the latest blow to NewsweeK: Fareed Zakaria is packing his bags and heading over to Time. He represents yet another high profile departue from the magazine, and this move must cement the feeling to the old guard at Newsweek that their era really is over. Mr. Zakaria isn’t going into academica (Evan Thomas is doing that), Read More