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Nancy Cooper is an American journalist and news executive, and the global editor-in-chief of Newsweek magazine, a position she has held since 2018. [1]

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Prior to joining Newsweek, she was deputy executive producer on The Takeaway, a public radio show produced by WNYC, and also worked at International Business Times from 2014 to 2018. [2] [3] [4]

Newsweek

In 2020 an email Cooper sent to her staff was appeared in a Columbia Journalism Review article, with the subject line "What is a Newsweek story?" [5] The email outlined four requirements for stories published on original reporting, a unique angle or new information, relevance to readers, and timeliness. However, the article suggested that Newsweek reporters were not given sufficient time to meet these requirements, as they were expected to write four stories per day with a focus on generating clicks.

In a response, Cooper disagreed with the general conclusions of the article. [5]

In 2022, Cooper commented on in response to Axios article about the ownership issues and lawsuits facing Newsweek, stating that the legal matters did not involve her. The lawsuits are part of a series of ethics issues that have affected the company, including the firing of journalists who attempted to cover investigations into the company in 2018, the purchase of fraudulent traffic to boost ad sales, and the incentivization of reporters to write clickbait stories for traffic gains. [6]

In March 2024, Cooper led interviews with heads of state, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan. [7] [8]

Leadership and Initiatives

As Global Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek, Cooper has faced challenges related to the publication's fairness and trustworthiness. In 2024, an analysis by Poynter noted a decline in Newsweek's fairness and trust scores, citing concerns over polarization and engagement practices. [9] Cooper has responded to these concerns by emphasizing the importance of fairness as a practice, rather than just a doctrine. [10] Newsweek's mission statement, under Cooper's leadership, commits to "agenda-setting news and commentary" that "holds the powerful accountable". [11] "Mightier" partnership with the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL), which was mentioned by Newsweek President and CEO Dev Pragad in a year-end review. This partnership includes a section on Newsweek's platform featuring high school debaters and their discussions. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Uberti, David (February 5, 2018). "What the Hell Is Going on at Newsweek?". Splinter.
  2. ↑ Tovrov, Daniel (October 23, 2019). "Dropshipping journalism". Columbia Journalism Review.
  3. ↑ "Nancy Cooper". Newsweek.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 Tovrov, Daniel (October 23, 2019). "Dropshipping Journalism". CJR. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  6. ↑ Fischer, Sara (July 16, 2022). "Newsweek execs speak out amid legal drama". Axios.
  7. ↑ O'Connor, Tom (2024-04-29). "'Most complex security environment since WWII,' says Japanese PM". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  8. ↑ Bhat, Danish Manzoor (2024-04-10). "Modi's Moment: How Narendra Modi is Changing India and the World". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  9. ↑ Cooper, Nancy (2024-02-16). "What is fair reporting? You be the judge". Poynter. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  10. ↑ Chief, Nancy Cooper Global Editor in (2023-08-17). "When fairness is no longer a doctrine, it must be a practice". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-04-29.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  11. ↑ "Newsweek Mission Statement". Newsweek. 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  12. ↑ "Newsweek & NAUDL Partner On 'Mightier' Initiative | Urban Debate". urbandebate.org. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2024-04-29.


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