{"id":381,"date":"2011-07-01T12:56:54","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T16:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=381"},"modified":"2011-07-01T17:36:04","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T21:36:04","slug":"no-lover-of-princess-diana-on-newsweeks-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/07\/no-lover-of-princess-diana-on-newsweeks-cover.html","title":{"rendered":"No Lover of Newsweek&#8217;s Princess Diana Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s creepy and it&#8217;s cooky and altogether ooky and if this is what it takes to sell magazines these days, then shut them all down.<\/p>\n<p><em>Newsweek<\/em> editor in chief Tina Brown&#8217;s decision to put the likeness of an &#8220;aging&#8221; Princess Diana on the cover with Kate Middleton and having the pair look at each other is creepy at best.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Princess Diana Photoshopped Newsweek Cover Causes Uproar\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q8BD1BsTX5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>At worst, it appears to be a desperate attempt at saving the publication.<\/p>\n<p>Is this the usually respected <em>Newsweek<\/em> or the more sensational <em>National Enquirer <\/em>we&#8217;re talking about here?<\/p>\n<p>Brown did what she intended, however, which was to get people talking about <em>Newsweek<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>On a visit to FOX News Friday, Diana&#8217;s ex-butler said he was ticked off about the cover and found the story mulling what electronic devices she would be using today &#8230; if she were alive &#8230; unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>Just when I thought we were moving away from Diana into following the alive and quite likeable Prince William and Princess Kate, <em>Newsweek<\/em> pulls me back in!<\/p>\n<p>Well, not quite &#8230; I wouldn&#8217;t buy the magazine &#8230; not this week, anyway.<\/p>\n<p>follow matt aug http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mattauge and\/or friend me on facebook.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s creepy and it&#8217;s cooky and altogether ooky and if this is what it takes to sell magazines these days, then shut them all down. 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