Fareed Zakaria Leaves Newsweek To Join Up With TIME
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/fareed-zakaria-jumps-to-t_n_686896.html
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Newsweek has lost one of its most high-profile figures to its archrival, TIME.Fareed Zakaria, a columnist for the magazine and editor of Newsweek International, will join Time as Editor-At-Large. Zakaria will write a biweekly column for the magazine.
In an announcement, Time managing editor Richard Stengel lauded Zakaria, calling him "one of the world's premier public intellectuals."
In an interview with the New York Times, Stengel also said that Zakaria was "a kind of a spokesman for a post-American world, and we think he represents an important piece of the puzzle for us."
The move also brings all of Zakaria's professional roles under one corporate roof. He already hosts "Fareed Zakaria GPS" on CNN, which, like Time, is owned by Time Warner. Time Warner announced today that Zakaria will expand his presence across the company's media platforms; he will begin producing specials for CNN and serve as a consultant for HBO's documentary unit (HBO is also owned by Time Warner).
Zakaria told the Times that the corporate synergy was one of the reasons he made the move.
"All of my work will now appear at one company, and instead of a kind of awkwardness, there is a very real synergy," he said. "There is a level of sophistication in this building about content, about the ways to promote it, that's exciting."
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TimALoftis
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Mr. Zakaria is one of my favorite journalists. Glad to hear he is going to continue his work on CNN and looking forward to seeing his work on HBO as well
- 2 years ago
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TimALoftis
