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Newsweek's Steven Levy Going to Wired
Posted by Brian Lam at 5:17 AM on March 24, 2008
Steven Levy is a notable tech reporter because of his intimate access to new Apple gear and long history of non-tech reporting to back up his relative-to-the-world lightweight beat. He's long been associated with Newsweek. But now, Wired, who he's written for many many times before, just picked him up as a staff writer. Stupid Newsweek!
Difficulties between Apple and Wired have been patched up since the This is the Phone of the Future Cover?, mocking iPod ads and kicking the iTunes compatible Moto ROKR while it was down. But will Levy's famous Apple access follow to the new pub? I haven't asked, but I'm sure Apple will decline to comment. My guess is that it will. Valleywag also chimes in with rumour that Newsweek, in an attempt to trim its headcount, is paying up to two years salary for people to voluntarily depart.
Tags: apple | press | steven levy
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davezatz
Posted 7:28 AM 24/3/08
Does he have to return his MacBook Air: [www.newsweek.com]
"By the way, NEWSWEEK is going to pony up the $1,800 for the loss."
;)
davezatz
Final
Posted 7:28 AM 24/3/08
I wonder how long the contracts were for the ppl with the two year buy outs? I could understand for an editor or someone in management close to be vested but a staff writer getting a 2 year severnce package? Either news week is encouraging there writers to purse the Novels they've always wanted or there's something going on they don't want anybody to know about.
Final
Mandatory_Field
Posted 7:28 AM 24/3/08
"Newsweek, in an attempt to trim its headcount, is paying up to two years salary for people to voluntarily depart."
Cool... how much will they pay me to not apply in the first place?
Mandatory_Field
freakshow1
Posted 9:05 AM 24/3/08
A sad fall for a good writer. Wired is a joke. Newsweek, at the very least, has credibility.
freakshow1
oakie
Posted 9:05 AM 24/3/08
well now i have NO reasons left to read wired.
oakie
nequam
Posted 11:11 AM 24/3/08
@freakshow1: I'm not sure about that. Wired has sway in a certain segment, while Newsweek is lightweight across the board. Established and respected writers can make moves like this without losing their appeal.
nequam
snitch29
Posted 11:11 AM 24/3/08
I wonder what he did with the macbook air, maybe he got fired cause they found other stuff missing, lol.
snitch29
4ster
Posted 3:56 PM 24/3/08
@davezatz: I'm glad you mentioned that. I've always been a bit uncomfortable with how Newsweek seems to give extra fanboyish devotion to Apple. The article to which you refer was just over the top. The whole thing just read like a paid ad.
4ster
badtzmaru99
Posted 6:21 AM 25/3/08
Newsweek probably fired him for losing the Air.
badtzmaru99