Spot the Odd Edition Out
By ZeroHedge. View original post here.
While Miley Cyrus, Twerking, and X-Factor remain record-breakers on every social media, the following covers of Time Magazine's 4 regional issues this week, perhaps more than anything else, highlight just how 'in control' the media is – and how important it is to keep the "exceptional" US public on message. Or off as the case may be.
Time magazine hides Putin's success from US voters
By Neil Munro
Excerpt:
Time magazine’s cover for its Sept. 16 issue features a picture of contented-looking Russian president Vladimir Putin, complete with a black background and a damning caption that declares “America’s weak and waffling, Russia’s rich and resurgent.”
But Time’s editors are shielding Americans from the demoralizing picture, putting a cheerful, sky-blue photo on the covers of magazines distributed in the United States.
“It’s time to pay college athletes,” says the chirpy, non-political U.S. cover, which shows a ball-carrying football player with arm outstretched.
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The protective covers arrive as Time’s managing editor departs for a job working for one of the architects of the Syrian debacle, Secretary of State John Kerry.
In “early summer,” editor Rick Stengel was asked by Kerry, and immediately accepted, the job of running the department’s public diplomacy mission, according to Politico.
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The Dec. 5, 2011 cover featured an alarming picture of Egyptian street protests, while the U.S. cover told increasingly worried U.S. readers that “Anxiety is Good for You.”
Full article: Time magazine hides Putin's success from US voters | The Daily Caller.
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