Final Newsweek Cover a Poetic Farewell to Print

The final issue of Newsweek magazine will hit newsstands on Monday morning, but the publication debuted its last cover online on Sunday morning.

The cover (full-size version is below) features a throwback photo of the New York City office building nestled in a black-and-white sea of iconic skyscrapers. But the retro photo's headline is one of modern times -- a #LastPrintIssue hashtag.

The poetic final nod to social media is fitting as it -- in a bigger way -- was part of the path that led to this last issue. Newsweek announced in October that, after nearly 80 years, it would shut down its print production due to the slump in print advertising sales, a common story among many print publ…
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