Newsweek Makes a Mockery of Obama's Watershed Moment

[drakonyx]

Newsweek, one of the oldest and most respected news magazines in the country, made President Obama's support of gay marriage its cover story this week. The cover illustration was a picture of Obama, adorned with a rainbow halo (or was it a hula hoop?) and accompanied by the caption "The First Gay President."

In more than a quarter-century writing and reviewing headlines for newspapers and online publication, I've never seen anything like this. Every now and then, one might come across something like this from an activist or P.R. flack with a skewed agenda. But in my time as a journalist, I haven't come across any fellow editor who I believe would have approved this headline.

It is, as the saying goes, wrong on so many levels.

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[Enrique]

1. it's terrible

Lawrence O'Donnell had a good line last night, he said it was down to a choice of two headlines, the other one was "Please buy this magazine, we're desperate".

[PoliticAverse]

2. The other one was what Time had on the cover. n/t

[drakonyx]

9. That's a good one!

I've got to remember that.

[RKP5637]

3. Just yet another WTF moment. It is, "wrong on so many levels." Of course,

journalism left many publications in the US a long time ago.

[ailsagirl]

5. We should flood the editor with our "thoughts" about the article

Dumb-ass bastards

[urgk]

6. Thank Tina Brown...

...for her infusion of speculation, simplistic drivel and gossipy non-news.

One of my friends canceled a 20 year Newsweek subscription this year. She teaches journalism and had seen quite enough of the kinds of pseudo-journalism that would earn an F in JOU 101.

[monmouth]

7. She's a regular guest on Morning Joe. That says a lot right there..n/t

[WI_DEM]

8. I don't think Newsweek has been respected for years.

[LiberalFighter]

10. That is what I thought too.

It has been years since I either bought a copy from the newsstand or had a subscription for that very reason.

[RichGirl]

11. What short memory you have....

President Clinton was referred to as the FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT.

Obviously NEWSWEEK has no new ideas so they have to steal old ones.

[Beacool]

12. Most respected????

Maybe at one time. Right now it's a bankrupt rag that was sold for a dollar. I don't think that they meant to be disrespectful, but that was one doozie of a cover.