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59-520: Mountain View High School was founded in 1902, on Castro Street. In 1924, as enrollment increased, the school was moved to a new campus on Castro Street and the original was demolished. Moffett Field 's opening in 1933 caused a further increase in enrollment. Los Altos High School was added in 1955 and Chester F. Awalt High School, named after a long-time school board trustee, was added in 1961; Mountain View High School students were diverted there for

118-482: A 2015 column in the New York Post , after returning to print publication, Newsweek was selling c. 100,000 copies per month, with staff at that time numbering "about 60 editorial staffers", up from a low of "less than 30 editorial staffers" in 2013, but with plans then to grow the number to "close to 100 in the next year". In 1970, Eleanor Holmes Norton represented sixty female employees of Newsweek who had filed

177-547: A claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that Newsweek had a policy of allowing only men to be reporters. The women won, and Newsweek agreed to allow women to be reporters. The day the claim was filed, Newsweek 's cover article was "Women in Revolt", covering the feminist movement; the article was written by Helen Dudar, a freelancer, in the belief that there were no female writers at

236-534: A district-wide program to modernize classrooms. In 1954, the land was purchased from apricot farmers to make way for the new school. The Class of 1958 was the first to graduate. Mountain View High School was founded in 1902. Its school mascot is the Spartan. The 2018-19 school year had 2,062 students in attendance. The student population was 51% male and 49% female. Its racial makeup was 40% White, 24% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 11% Two or More Races and 2% Black. The school

295-566: A diverse student body of over 2000 students from the cities of Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills . As of 2018–2019 school year, the enrollment at Mountain View High School was 2,062. During the 2019 school year, the students were 40% White, 23% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 3% Filipino, 2% Black, 1% Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander, <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 10% two or more races. The high school holds an open enrollment policy: any student may register for any class being offered at

354-675: A faceless female in spiky red heels, having her dress lifted up by a cursor arrow", and its content, described as "a 5,000-word article on the creepy, sexist culture of the tech industry". Among those offended by the cover were Today Show co-host Tamron Hall , who commented "I think it's obscene and just despicable, honestly." Newsweek editor-in-chief James Impoco explained "We came up with an image that we felt represented what that story said about Silicon Valley. ... If people get angry, they should be angry." The article's author, Nina Burleigh , asked, "Where were all these offended people when women like Heidi Roizen published accounts of having

413-408: A more affluent subscriber base for its advertisers. During this period, the magazine also laid off staff. While advertising revenues were down almost 50% compared to the prior year, expenses were also diminished, whereby the publishers hoped Newsweek would return to profitability. The financial results for 2009 as reported by The Washington Post Company showed that advertising revenue for Newsweek

472-439: A new focus on longer fashion and pop culture features. A larger culture section named "Omnivore" featured art, music, books, film, theater, food, travel, and television, including a weekly "Books" and "Want" section. The back page was reserved for a "My Favorite Mistake" column written by celebrity guest columnists about a mistake they made that helped shape who they are. On July 25, 2012, the company operating Newsweek indicated

531-526: A photo of Palin used in the August 2009 issue of Runner's World . The photographer may have breached his contract with Runner's World when he permitted its use in Newsweek , as Runner's World maintained certain rights to the photo until August 2010. It is uncertain, however, whether this particular use of the photo was prohibited. Minnesota Republican Congresswoman and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann

590-403: A purchase price of one dollar and an assumption of the magazine's liabilities. Later in the year, Newsweek merged with the news and opinion website The Daily Beast , forming The Newsweek Daily Beast Company . Newsweek was jointly owned by the estate of Harman and the diversified American media and Internet company IAC . Newsweek continued to experience financial difficulties leading to

649-719: A report for President George W. Bush and his cabinet outlining a strategy for dealing with Afghanistan and the Middle East in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 . The meeting was held at the request of Paul D. Wolfowitz , then the Deputy Secretary of Defense . The unusual presence of journalists, who also included Robert D. Kaplan of The Atlantic Monthly , at such a strategy meeting was revealed in Bob Woodward 's 2006 book State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III . Woodward reported in his book that, according to Kaplan, everyone at

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708-682: A secret meeting in November 2001 called by Paul D. Wolfowitz, then Deputy Secretary of Defense, incorrectly referenced Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International and a Newsweek columnist, regarding his participation. Mr. Zakaria was not told that the meeting would produce a report for the Bush administration, nor did his name appear on the report. The cover story of the January 15, 2015, issue, titled "What Silicon Valley Thinks of Women" caused controversy, due to both its illustration, described as "the cartoon of

767-557: A story claiming that the First Lady of Poland refused to shake U.S. President Donald Trump 's hand; fact-checking website Snopes described the assertion as "false". Newsweek corrected its story. In 2018, Newsweek ran a story asserting that President Trump had wrongly colored the American flag while visiting a classroom; Snopes was unable to corroborate the photographic evidence. In August 2018, Newsweek incorrectly reported that

826-541: A study that discovered 2 in 3 women who were 40 and single in 1986 had married since. The story caused a "wave of anxiety" and some "skepticism" amongst professional and highly educated women in the United States. The article was cited several times in the 1993 Hollywood film Sleepless in Seattle starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan . Comparisons have been made with this article and the current rising issues surrounding

885-409: A weekly print magazine in 1933, Newsweek was widely distributed during the 20th century and had many notable editors-in-chief. It is currently co-owned by Dev Pragad , the president and CEO, and Johnathan Davis who sits on the board; they each own 50% of the company. In August 2010, revenue decline prompted The Washington Post Company to sell the publication to the audio pioneer Sidney Harman , for

944-531: A year to allow for the remodeling of their home school. The school district saw declining enrollment—5,200 students in 1970, compared to a projected 2,300 in the late 1980s—so the original Mountain View High School location was closed in 1981, and was demolished in 1987. Students were distributed to the other two schools; Awalt was renamed to Mountain View, while the original Mountain View High's mascot and colors were given to Los Altos High. Los Altos High School

1003-563: The Sweden Democrats , a far-right party, could win a majority in the 2018 Swedish parliamentary elections. Polls showed that the party was far away from winning a majority. By September 2018, Newsweek 's article was still up. In November 2022, during the Mahsa Amini protests in Iran, Newsweek incorrectly reported that Iran had ordered the execution of over 15,000 protesters. The claim

1062-507: The California Department of Education recognized Mountain View High School as a California Gold Ribbon School, citing its "Equal Opportunities Schools" program that identifies and supports first generation students taking rigorous academic courses. Newsweek ranked Mountain View High School as the 293rd best public open enrollment high school in the nation in 2005 and the 280th best school in 2015. Mountain View High School serves

1121-489: The Mellon family to function journalistically on a national scale". The group of original owners invested around US$ 2.5   million (equivalent to $ 58.84   million in 2023). Other large stockholders prior to 1946 were public utilities investment banker Stanley Childs and Wall Street corporate lawyer Wilton Lloyd-Smith. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief of News-Week . The first issue of

1180-504: The November 23, 2009 issue discussing Palin's book, Going Rogue: An American Life . "It's sexist as hell", wrote Lisa Richardson for the Los Angeles Times . Taylor Marsh of The Huffington Post called it "the worst case of pictorial sexism aimed at political character assassination ever done by a traditional media outlet". David Brody of CBN News stated: "This cover should be insulting to women politicians." The cover includes

1239-596: The cessation of print publication and a transition to an all-digital format at the end of 2012. In 2013, IBT Media acquired Newsweek from IAC; the acquisition included the Newsweek brand and its online publication, but did not include The Daily Beast . IBT Media, which also owns the International Business Times , rebranded itself as Newsweek Media Group, and in 2014, relaunched Newsweek in both print and digital form. In 2018, IBT Media split into two companies, Newsweek Publishing and IBT Media. The split

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1298-437: The chairman of the board and its principal stockholder between 1937 and his death in 1959. In 1937 Malcolm Muir took over as president and editor-in-chief. He changed the name to Newsweek , emphasized interpretive stories, introduced signed columns, and launched international editions. The magazine was purchased by The Washington Post Company in 1961. Osborn Elliott was named editor of Newsweek in 1961 and became

1357-413: The editor-in-chief in 1969. In 1970, Eleanor Holmes Norton represented sixty female employees of Newsweek who had filed a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that Newsweek had a policy of allowing only men to be reporters. The women won and Newsweek agreed to allow women to be reporters. The day the claim was filed, Newsweek 's cover article was "Women in Revolt", covering

1416-454: The feminist movement; the article was written by a woman who had been hired on a freelance basis since there were no female reporters at the magazine. Edward Kosner became editor from 1975 to 1979 after directing the magazine's extensive coverage of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974. Richard M. Smith became chairman in 1998, the year that

1475-434: The following interscholastic teams for young men and women: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, football, volleyball, badminton, lacrosse, wrestling, and water polo. Map: 37°21′36″N 122°04′03″W  /  37.36000°N 122.06750°W  / 37.36000; -122.06750 Newsweek Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine . Founded as

1534-593: The highest in its 90-year history. Harvard Business School published a case study of the company in 2021. News-Week was launched in 1933 by Thomas J. C. Martyn , a former foreign-news editor for Time . He obtained financial backing from a group of U.S. stockholders "which included Ward Cheney , of the Cheney silk family, John Hay Whitney , and Paul Mellon , son of Andrew W. Mellon ". Paul Mellon's ownership in News-Week apparently represented "the first attempt of

1593-482: The increasing difficulty of maintaining a paper weekly magazine in the face of declining advertising and subscription revenues and increasing costs for print production and distribution. The online edition was renamed Newsweek Global . In April 2013, IAC chairman and founder Barry Diller said at the Milken Global Conference that he "wished he hadn't bought" Newsweek because his company had lost money on

1652-424: The inference that the people faced a death sentence. In October 2023, Newsweek incorrectly reported that a viral video of U.S. senator Tommy Tuberville falling down a flight of stairs while exiting an airplane had been recorded that month. The reporting by Newsweek drew comparisons to Tuberville's criticism of President Joe Biden similarly tripping on stairways. In reality, the video highlighted by Newsweek

1711-539: The leader of a Christian sect called "the Community". In February 2018, under IBT ownership, several Newsweek staff were fired and some resigned stating that management had tried to interfere in articles about the investigations. Fareed Zakaria , a Newsweek columnist and editor of Newsweek International , attended a secret meeting on November 29, 2001, with a dozen policy makers, Middle East experts and members of influential policy research organizations that produced

1770-945: The list; these are categorized instead as "Public Elite" High Schools. In 2008, there were 17 Public Elites. Smith resigned as board chairman in December 2007. During 2008–2009, Newsweek undertook a dramatic business restructuring. Citing difficulties in competing with online news sources to provide unique news in a weekly publication, the magazine refocused its content on opinion and commentary beginning with its May 24, 2009, issue. It shrank its subscriber rate base, from 3.1   million to 2.6   million in early 2008, to 1.9   million in July 2009 and then to 1.5   million in January 2010—a decline of 50% in one year. Jon Meacham , Editor-in-chief from 2006 to 2010, described his strategy as "counterintuitive" as it involved discouraging renewals and nearly doubling subscription prices as it sought

1829-414: The magazine and called the purchase a "mistake" and a " fool's errand ". On August 3, 2013, IBT Media acquired Newsweek from IAC on terms that were not disclosed; the acquisition included the Newsweek brand and its online publication, but did not include The Daily Beast . On March 7, 2014, IBT Media relaunched a print edition of Newsweek with a cover story on the alleged creator of Bitcoin that

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1888-447: The magazine capable of handling the assignment. Those passed over included Elizabeth Peer , who had spent five years in Paris as a foreign correspondent. The 1986 cover of Newsweek featured an article that said "women who weren't married by 40 had a better chance of being killed by a terrorist than of finding a husband". Newsweek eventually apologized for the story and in 2010 launched

1947-572: The magazine inaugurated its "Best High Schools in America" list, a ranking of public secondary schools based on the Challenge Index , which measures the ratio of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exams taken by students to the number of graduating students that year, regardless of the scores earned by students or the difficulty in graduating. Schools with average SAT scores above 1300 or average ACT scores above 27 are excluded from

2006-488: The magazine was dated February 17, 1933. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover. In 1937, News-Week merged with the weekly journal Today , which had been founded in 1932 by future New York Governor and diplomat W. Averell Harriman , and Vincent Astor of the prominent Astor family. As a result of the deal, Harriman and Astor provided $ 600,000 (equivalent to $ 12,717,000 in 2023) in venture capital funds and Vincent Astor became both

2065-437: The magazine was forced to recall several hundred thousand copies of a special issue called Your Child , which advised that infants as young as five months old could safely feed themselves zwieback toasts and chunks of raw carrot (to the contrary, both represent a choking hazard in children this young). The error was later attributed to a copy editor who was working on two stories at the same time. In 2017, Newsweek published

2124-547: The magazine's financial liabilities. Harman's bid was accepted over three competitors. Meacham left the magazine upon completion of the sale. Sidney Harman was the husband of Jane Harman , at that time a member of Congress from California. At the end of 2010, Newsweek merged with the online publication The Daily Beast , following extensive negotiations between the respective proprietors. Tina Brown , The Daily Beast 's editor-in-chief, became editor of both publications. The new entity, The Newsweek Daily Beast Company ,

2183-504: The meeting signed confidentiality agreements not to discuss what happened. Zakaria told The New York Times that he attended the meeting for several hours but did not recall being told that a report for the president would be produced. On October 21, 2006, after verification, the Times published a correction that stated: An article in Business Day on October 9 about journalists who attended

2242-551: The other being Los Altos High School . The three main feeder schools are Graham Middle School , Crittenden Middle School , and Blach Intermediate School . The school earned the distinction of California Distinguished High School in 1988, 1994, and 2003. In 2000, 2007, 2013, and 2019, MVHS received a full 6-year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The school sent 95% of its graduating class of 2019 to post-secondary schools. In addition,

2301-469: The past two years and was put up for sale. The sale attracted international bidders. One bidder was Syrian entrepreneur Abdulsalam Haykal, CEO of Syrian publishing company Haykal Media, who brought together a coalition of Middle Eastern investors with his company. Haykal later claimed his bid was ignored by Newsweek 's bankers, Allen & Co . The magazine was sold to audio pioneer Sidney Harman on August 2, 2010, for US$ 1 in exchange for assuming

2360-618: The probe "focused on loans the company took out to purchase the computer equipment", and several Newsweek reporters were fired after reporting on the issue. Uzac pleaded guilty to fraud and money-laundering in 2020. In September 2018, after completing the strategic structural changes introduced in March of the same year, IBT Media spun off Newsweek into its own entity, Newsweek Publishing LLC, with co-ownership to Dev Pragad and Johnathan Davis of IBT Media. In 2020, Newsweek' s website hit 100 million unique monthly readers, up from seven million at

2419-598: The process. In 2024, it rolled out an AI video production tool and started hiring an AI-focused breaking news team. In 2003, worldwide circulation was more than 4 million, including 2.7 million in the U.S; by 2010 it reduced to 1.5 million (with newsstand sales declining to just over 40,000 copies per week). Newsweek publishes editions in Japanese, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Rioplatense Spanish , Arabic , Turkish , Serbian, as well as an English-language Newsweek International . Russian Newsweek , published since 2004,

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2478-402: The publication was likely to go digital to cover its losses and could undergo other changes by the next year. Barry Diller , chairman of the conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp, said his firm was looking at options since its partner in the Newsweek / Daily Beast operation had pulled out. At the end of 2012, the company discontinued the American print edition after 80 years of publication, citing

2537-573: The school, regardless of a student's grade. Mountain View High, like most Bay Area schools, offers all 8 of the AP advanced STEM classes. Environmental Science AP and Psychology AP were added as class options for the academic year of 2013–2014. MVHS Athletics is part of Central Coast Section (CCS), which governs High School Athletics from San Francisco to King City, and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). The school sponsors

2596-566: The social stigma of unwed women in Asia called sheng nu . Former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was featured on the cover of the November 23, 2009, issue of Newsweek , with the caption "How do you Solve a Problem Like Sarah?" featuring an image of Palin in athletic attire and posing. Palin herself, the Los Angeles Times and other commentators accused Newsweek of sexism for their choice of cover in

2655-514: The start of 2017. In 2021, its revenues doubled to $ 75 million and traffic increased to 48 million monthly unique visitors in May 2022 from about 30 million in May 2019 according to Comscore. In September 2023, Newsweek announced it would be making use of generative AI in its operations. Its AI policy states that generative AI can be used in "writing, research, editing, and other core journalism functions" as long as journalists are involved throughout

2714-419: The title "Taylor Swift Is Not a Good Role Model", which claimed that American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was a bad role model for young girls due to being unmarried, childless and having been in multiple relationships. The article was condemned as sexist, including by tennis player Martina Navratilova . Unlike most large American magazines, Newsweek has not used fact-checkers since 1996. In 1997,

2773-429: The week with a brief article accompanying each one. The "NewsBeast" section featured short articles, a brief interview with a newsmaker, and several graphs and charts for quick reading in the style of The Daily Beast . This is where the Newsweek staple "Conventional Wisdom" was located. Brown retained Newsweek 's focus on in-depth, analytical features and original reporting on politics and world affairs, as well as

2832-454: Was 50% owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp and 50% by Harman. Newsweek was redesigned in March 2011. The new Newsweek moved the "Perspectives" section to the front of the magazine, where it served essentially as a highlight reel of the past week on The Daily Beast . More room was made available in the front of the magazine for columnists, editors, and special guests. A new "News Gallery" section featured two-page spreads of photographs from

2891-425: Was 57% male and 43% female. Its racial makeup was 72% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Black, 3% Asian and 3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Its student to teacher ratio, at 10.57, is well below the state average. Since 1999, the school has been continually recognized as a Model Continuation School in the state of California. MVLA Adult School is an adult school located at 333 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View, CA 94043. It

2950-518: Was accomplished one day before the District Attorney of Manhattan indicted Etienne Uzac, the co-owner of IBT Media, on fraud charges. Under Newsweek ' s current co-owner and CEO Dev Pragad, it is profitable, growing 20–30% per year; between May 2019 and May 2022, its monthly unique visitors rose from about 30 million to 48 million according to Comscore . Since Pragad became CEO in 2016, readership has grown to 100 million readers per month,

3009-556: Was accredited by the WASC in 1965. The school district only has one bus for transportation: a 2007 Blue Bird All American RE (unknown fuel/engine type). Mountain View High School (Mountain View, California) Mountain View High School ( MVHS ) is located at 3535 Truman Avenue, Mountain View, California , 94040. It is one of two Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District public high schools -

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3068-581: Was criticized for lacking substantive evidence. The magazine stood by its story. IBT Media announced that the publication returned to profitability on October 8, 2014. In February 2017, IBT Media appointed Matt McAllester, then editor of Newsweek International , as global editor-in-chief of Newsweek . In January 2018, Newsweek offices were raided by the Manhattan District Attorney 's office as part of an investigation into co-owner and founder, Etienne Uzac. Columbia Journalism Review noted

3127-433: Was down 37% in 2009 and the magazine division reported an operating loss for 2009 of US$ 29.3   million (equivalent to $ 41.61 million in 2023) compared to a loss of US$ 16   million in 2008 (equivalent to $ 22.64 million in 2023). During the first quarter of 2010, the magazine lost nearly US$ 11   million (equivalent to $ 15.37 million in 2023). By May 2010, Newsweek had been losing money for

3186-561: Was featured on the cover of Newsweek magazine in August 2011, dubbed "the Queen of Rage". The photo of her was perceived as unflattering, as it portrayed her with a wide eyed expression some said made her look "crazy". Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin called the depiction "sexist", and Sarah Palin denounced the publication. Newsweek defended the cover's depiction of her, saying its other photos of Bachmann showed similar intensity. In June 2024, Newsweek published an opinion piece with

3245-471: Was filmed in 2014, nine years prior, before Tuberville's tenure as senator. The Manhattan District Attorney 's office raided Newsweek 's headquarters in Lower Manhattan on January 18, 2018, and seized 18 computer servers as part of an investigation related to the company's finances. IBT, which owned Newsweek at the time, had been under scrutiny for its ties to David Jang , a South Korean pastor and

3304-541: Was founded at the corner of El Camino Real and Calderon Avenue in Mountain View, California . It was moved in 1924 to Castro Street in what is now downtown Mountain View, and moved again in 1981 to its current location on the corner of Truman and Bryant taking the place of Awalt High School. Alta Vista High School is a continuation school located at 1325 Bryant Ave., Mountain View, CA 94040. The 2018-19 school year had 79 students in attendance. The student population

3363-410: Was founded in 1956. Its school mascot is the eagle. The 2018-19 school year had 2,227 students in attendance. The student population was 50% male and 50% female. Its racial makeup was 38% White, 26% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 7% Two or More Races and 1% Black. A major renovation and set of new buildings was completed in 2002, and again in 2013. As of May 2020, the school is undergoing construction as part of

3422-661: Was shut in October 2010. The Bulletin (an Australian weekly until 2008) incorporated an international news section from Newsweek . Based in New York City, the magazine claimed 22 bureaus in 2011: nine in the U.S.: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago/Detroit, Dallas, Miami, Washington, D.C., Boston and San Francisco, and others overseas in London, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, Jerusalem , Baghdad , Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, South Asia , Cape Town , Mexico City and Buenos Aires . According to

3481-472: Was widely shared on social media, including by actresses Trudie Styler , Sophie Turner and Viola Davis , and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau . The number was actually derived from estimates from a United Nations human rights rapporteur and other human rights organizations of how many people were detained in Iran in connection with the protests, and Newsweek later retracted the underlying claim leading to

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