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A panel of experts selected the 25 most influential magazine covers of all time, highlighting their enduring impact on culture and media despite the decline of print, and emphasizing the significance of magazine covers in shaping public perception and visual history.
Sports Illustrated, a long-standing sports journalism publication, faced mass layoffs as the company that operates it had its license revoked. Some staff members were immediately dismissed, while others were told they would keep their jobs for at least 90 days. The future of the publication remains uncertain, with the company stating its intention to continue publishing, but the details of how that will be achieved are unclear.
National Geographic magazine, owned by Walt Disney Co., has laid off all of its remaining staff writers, marking the latest in a series of cutbacks under the company. This move comes as the magazine struggles to adapt to the decline of print media and the rise of digital news. The layoffs, which also included the elimination of the magazine's audio department, will result in article assignments being contracted out to freelancers. In addition, the iconic print publication will no longer be sold on newsstands in the United States starting next year. Despite its decline, National Geographic remains one of the most widely read magazines in America, with just under 1.8 million subscribers at the end of 2022.
Austria's Wiener Zeitung, one of the world's oldest newspapers still in print, will primarily move online from July 1, while maintaining a minimum of ten print publications per year, depending on the funds available. The newspaper's role as official gazette, its main source of revenue, will move to a separate state-owned online platform. The Wiener Zeitung will establish a media hub, a content agency, and a training centre for journalists. Almost half of the newspaper's over 200 employees, including 40 journalists, could be laid off, according to its trade union.