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'''Nancy Cooper''' is an American journalist and news executive serving as the global editor-in-chief of ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Uberti|first=David|date=February 5, 2018|title=What the Hell Is Going on at Newsweek?|url=https://splinternews.com/what-the-hell-is-going-on-at-newsweek-1822742941|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Splinter}}</ref> |
'''Nancy Cooper''' is an American journalist and news executive serving as the global editor-in-chief of ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Uberti|first=David|date=February 5, 2018|title=What the Hell Is Going on at Newsweek?|url=https://splinternews.com/what-the-hell-is-going-on-at-newsweek-1822742941|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Splinter}}</ref> |
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She previously served as deputy executive producer on ''[[The Takeaway]]'', a public radio show produced by [[WNYC]], and as an editor at [[MSNBC.com]]. She joined ''[[International Business Times]]'' in 2014 and moved to ''Newsweek'' in 2018 as editor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tovrov|first=Daniel|date=October 23, 2019|title=Dropshipping journalism|url=https://www.cjr.org/special_report/newsweek.php/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Columbia Journalism Review}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/authors/nancy-cooper|title=Nancy Cooper|website=Newsweek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Silverman|first=Craig|date=February 5, 2018|title=Newsweek Fired Its Top Two Editors And Two Senior Reporters After They Published Stories About Its Parent Company|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/newsweek-fires-editors-and-reporters|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-15|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}}</ref> |
She previously served as deputy executive producer on ''[[The Takeaway]]'', a public radio show produced by [[WNYC]], and as an editor at [[MSNBC.com]]. She joined ''[[International Business Times]]'' in 2014 and moved to ''Newsweek'' in 2018 as editor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tovrov|first=Daniel|date=October 23, 2019|title=Dropshipping journalism|url=https://www.cjr.org/special_report/newsweek.php/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Columbia Journalism Review}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/authors/nancy-cooper|title=Nancy Cooper|website=Newsweek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Silverman|first=Craig|date=February 5, 2018|title=Newsweek Fired Its Top Two Editors And Two Senior Reporters After They Published Stories About Its Parent Company|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/newsweek-fires-editors-and-reporters|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-15|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}}</ref>Newsweek has been described as a "Zombie" magazine by [[The New Republic]], "How a decaying legacy magazine is being used to launder right-wing ideas and conspiracy theories."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shepard|first=Alex|date=August 18, 2020|title=Newsweek and the rise of the Zombie magazine|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/158968/newsweek-rise-zombie-magazine|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Splinter}}</ref> |
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[[Southern Poverty Law Center|The Southern Poverty Law Center]] said in a Nov. 4, 2022 article that Newsweek has taken a marked radical right turn by buoying extremists and promoting authoritarian leaders. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Hayden|first=Michael|date=November 4, 2022|title=Newsweek Embraces the Anti-Democracy Hard Right|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/11/04/newsweek-embraces-anti-democracy-hard-right|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2022-11-09|website=SPLCenter}}</ref> According to Southern Poverty Law Center's Hatewatch, editor Cooper indulged opinion editorial writers' involvement in radical-right politics, while striking a markedly different tone with other newsroom employees. |
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An email Cooper sent to her staff was featured in a [[Columbia Journalism Review]] article, with the subject line “What is a Newsweek story?” <ref>{{Cite web|last=Tovrov|first=Daniel|date=October 23, 2019|title=Dropshipping Journalism|url=https://www.cjr.org/special_report/newsweek.php|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-15|website=CJR}}</ref> The email contained four requirements for any story published on Newsweek.com. One, it must contain original reporting. Two, it must provide a unique angle or new information. Three, the reader must care about it. And four, the news must be news. CJR said, based on interviews with Newsweek reporters, they were not given enough time to complete these requirements, given that Cooper mandates that they write four stories per day, with a clear emphasis on getting clicks. In fact, Newsweek provides $400 bonuses to reporters who garner 600,000 unique page views for articles, on top of the reporters’ base salary of $10,000. Bonuses increase based on page views. The article also outlined how Newsweek had a backlog of unpaid freelance invoices. |
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In a response, Copper disagreed with the general conclusions of the article. |
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In an [[Axios (website)|Axios]] 2022 article in response to Newsweek's ownership issues and associated lawsuits, Cooper said, "The lawsuit has nothing to do with me. That's the technical truth and the emotional truth too ... What the guys fight out on Mount Olympus — not my problem." The lawsuit is the latest in a series of ethics issues that have plagued the company for years, including: Journalists were fired for their attempt to cover investigations into the company in 2018, prompting a series of public resignations; Newsweek's parent company was caught buying fraudulent traffic to boost ad sales that same year; It was reported that the outlet incentivized reporters to write [[clickbait]] stories for traffic gains.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fischer|first=Sara|date=July 16, 2022|title=Newsweek execs speak out amid legal drama|url=https://www.axios.com/2022/07/26/newsweek-execs-speak-out-amid-legal-drama|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Axios}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 19:30, 9 November 2022
Nancy Cooper is an American journalist and news executive serving as the global editor-in-chief of Newsweek magazine.[1]
She previously served as deputy executive producer on The Takeaway, a public radio show produced by WNYC, and as an editor at MSNBC.com. She joined International Business Times in 2014 and moved to Newsweek in 2018 as editor.[2][3][4]Newsweek has been described as a "Zombie" magazine by The New Republic, "How a decaying legacy magazine is being used to launder right-wing ideas and conspiracy theories."[5]
The Southern Poverty Law Center said in a Nov. 4, 2022 article that Newsweek has taken a marked radical right turn by buoying extremists and promoting authoritarian leaders. [6] According to Southern Poverty Law Center's Hatewatch, editor Cooper indulged opinion editorial writers' involvement in radical-right politics, while striking a markedly different tone with other newsroom employees.
An email Cooper sent to her staff was featured in a Columbia Journalism Review article, with the subject line “What is a Newsweek story?” [7] The email contained four requirements for any story published on Newsweek.com. One, it must contain original reporting. Two, it must provide a unique angle or new information. Three, the reader must care about it. And four, the news must be news. CJR said, based on interviews with Newsweek reporters, they were not given enough time to complete these requirements, given that Cooper mandates that they write four stories per day, with a clear emphasis on getting clicks. In fact, Newsweek provides $400 bonuses to reporters who garner 600,000 unique page views for articles, on top of the reporters’ base salary of $10,000. Bonuses increase based on page views. The article also outlined how Newsweek had a backlog of unpaid freelance invoices.
In a response, Copper disagreed with the general conclusions of the article.
In an Axios 2022 article in response to Newsweek's ownership issues and associated lawsuits, Cooper said, "The lawsuit has nothing to do with me. That's the technical truth and the emotional truth too ... What the guys fight out on Mount Olympus — not my problem." The lawsuit is the latest in a series of ethics issues that have plagued the company for years, including: Journalists were fired for their attempt to cover investigations into the company in 2018, prompting a series of public resignations; Newsweek's parent company was caught buying fraudulent traffic to boost ad sales that same year; It was reported that the outlet incentivized reporters to write clickbait stories for traffic gains.[8]
References
- ^ Uberti, David (February 5, 2018). "What the Hell Is Going on at Newsweek?". Splinter.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Tovrov, Daniel (October 23, 2019). "Dropshipping journalism". Columbia Journalism Review.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Nancy Cooper". Newsweek.
- ^ Silverman, Craig (February 5, 2018). "Newsweek Fired Its Top Two Editors And Two Senior Reporters After They Published Stories About Its Parent Company". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Shepard, Alex (August 18, 2020). "Newsweek and the rise of the Zombie magazine". Splinter.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hayden, Michael (November 4, 2022). "Newsweek Embraces the Anti-Democracy Hard Right". SPLCenter. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Tovrov, Daniel (October 23, 2019). "Dropshipping Journalism". CJR. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Fischer, Sara (July 16, 2022). "Newsweek execs speak out amid legal drama". Axios.
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