TIME is a news magazine, founded by Briton Hadden (1898-1929) and Henry R. Luce (1898-1967). It is an American news magazine with coverage of world affairs. When compared with other news magazines, it has many interesting articles and features on latest scientific developments. It is my favourite magazine. Its every issue has 56 pages, and each page, whether having an interesting advertisement or an article or feature, is highly readable. Its production quality is high-tech.
TIME’s Editor-in-Chief is Norman Perlstine, and Editorial Director is John Huey. Isolde Motley is the Corporate Editor. TIME INC. INTERNATIONAL’s President and CEO is Michael Pepe, Chairman & CEO is Ann S. Moore. In between, there are 5 Executive Vice-Presidents.
The Editor of TIME ASIA is Karl Taro Grenfeld. The Deputy Editor is Wiliam Gren. Then there are Executive Editor for Asia, Associate Editor, Art Director, Staff Writers, Writer Reporters, Deputy Art Director, Assistant Director, Senior Reporter, Reporters, Deputy Picture Editor, News Desk Manager and Copy Chief.
It has 3 International Editors, Editors-at-Large, Senior Editors and other supportive Staff.
Let us not forget that all these people edit, produce and sell TIME all over the world.
I have been subscribing to TIME since many years. I have before me its issue dated June 9. The Cover Design is bold with a photograph of a US soldier attempting to control a crowd in Baghdad. The masthead has the name of the magazine printed in red. It is about 1.5 inches high. The next line in the masthead is ’’THE MESS IN IRAQ.’’ In the top right hand corner is printed Kim Jong Il’s Dirty Money Machine. Towards the bottom of the right hand corner are printed ’’So far, there’s precious little peace to keep’’ and ’’Where are those weapons of mass destruction?’’
The Contents Page has a photograph with the caption ’’BIG MAN: Sapp has become Japan’s favorite American Import.’’ Then there are features on Japan, Asia, Iraq, China, United States, Army, Cinema, Art, Movies, Letters and Time Traveller. The Page on Letters is quite interesting. In Page 9 there is an announcement on ’TIME Readers’ Travel Choice Awards, and the winner gets a Cyber-shot P10 Digital Camera.
Its issue of June 6, posted at Calcutta on June 6 itself reached me on June 17. Eleven days from Calcutta to Angul ? Is it because the magazine comes by Book Post that is Second Class Mail? Could the Distribution Department of TIME do something in the matter ?
Each issue of the magazine costs Rs.75 in India. Its annual subscription is Rs.2, 160, with the gift of an attractive wrist watch. I have received the watch and it is on my wrist now.
Any news magazine has to be read in time, and more so TIME, because its name is TIME.