R.I.P. - The U.S. News and World Report

Mort Zuckerman considers himself a "print junkie." But the billionaire real estate and media mogul told The Upshot that Friday's decision to make U.S. News & World Report a digital magazine with special print issues was the only way to ensure the magazine's "long-term viability."



The magazine's staff were notified of the change in a memo Friday afternoon.



"We're finally ready to complete our transition to a predominantly digital publishing model with selected, single-topic print issues," the memo read. "This will allow us to make the most of the proven products, useful journalism, and great audience growth we've been sustaining."



The magazine's December issue will be its last monthly print offering. U.S. News & World Report used to be a weekly magazine, like Time and Newsweek, but scaled back to a monthly two years ago under financial pressure.

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(it's fitting that the death of a magazine like this is reported by something called.... yahoo)