New Times (magazine)

New Times[1] was an American glossy bi-weekly national magazine published from 1973[2] to 1979[3] by George A. Hirsch.[4]

For the Russian magazine, see The New Times (magazine).
New Times
FrequencyBi-weekly
Circulation350,000
PublisherGeorge A. Hirsch
ISSN0092-2463

History and profile

Hirsch had been publisher of New York magazine, but resigned after conflicts with founder/editor Clay Felker. New Times began as a bridge between the newsweeklies and the more reflective monthly opinion magazines, notably Harper's and The Atlantic. The first issue appeared in October 1972.[5] Initially, the magazine featured a marquee roster of the era's best-known "new journalists," including Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill, Jack Newfield, Mike Royko, and Dick Schaap.

However, as the magazine's ad revenues lagged, contributions from the big names soon dried up, and under the skilled editorship of Jonathan Z. Larsen, New Times shifted to an investigative approach, offering pieces on the CIA,[6][7] congressional committees, political spying, activism, the murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer,[8] est[9] and the JFK assassination "cover up."[10][11][12] Contributors were up-and-coming freelance writers, many just out of college, including currently celebrated authors and media figures such as Geoffrey Wolff, Frank Rich, Nina Totenberg, Harry Stein, Roger Rapaport, Sam Merrill, David Black, Robert Ward, Tony Schwartz, Marshall Frady, J. Anthony Lukas, Joe McGinniss, Mike Royko, Studs Terkel, Nicholas von Hoffman[13][14] and Ron Rosenbaum. Robert Sam Anson was Political Editor. The late NBC television executive Brandon Tartikoff was an occasional contributor.

Typical of the magazine's later direction, one issue featured a cover depicting Bozo the Clown behind the Presidential podium, a broad comment on the mistakes and misadventures of then-President Gerald Ford. Another issue saluted the 10 Dumbest Congressmen, judging Iowa's newly elected Republican Senator Charles Grassley as the so-called King of Dumb.

While New Times never found a sufficient base of advertisers, it was not for Hirsch's lack of publishing know-how. The final issue of the magazine was published on January 8, 1979.[5][15] He launched The Runner magazine,[16] one of the first of a new era of specialty "active lifestyle" monthlies in 1979, initially as a supplement to New Times.

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References
  1. "Wayback Machine". 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. "The Press: New Times's Party". Time. October 22, 1973. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  3. "List - New Times". pastpaper.com.
  4. David Armstrong (1981). A Trumpet to Arms: Alternative Media in America. South End Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-89608-193-2. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  5. "New Times magazine / selected pages". Past Print. May 30, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  6. Cerny, Danielle (22 September 2004). "Electric Keeney Acid Test".
  7. "Wayback Machine". 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  8. "Wayback Machine". 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  9. Haldeman, Peter (28 November 2015). "The Return of Werner Erhard, Father of Self-Help" – via NYTimes.com.
  10. "Wayback Machine". 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  11. "Wayback Machine". 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  12. "Wayback Machine". 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  13. "New Times: Journalists in Bars - News - The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com.
  14. "Bio - Robert Ward". www.robert-ward.com.
  15. Egan, Jack; Kramer, Larry (16 November 1978). "New Times Magazine Going Under This Year". Washington Post.
  16. Jerry Knight (March 2, 1978). "Firms Stumble After The Runner". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 11, 2016.


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