Sidney Harman Won't Leave Newsweek to His Wife

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal interview with new Newsweek owner Sidney Harman revealed some interesting nuggets of insight into the nonagenarian stereo tycoon’s plans for the magazine. Chief among them: His wife, congresswoman Jane Harman, isn’t in line to run things at the troubled weekly.

From the WSJ:

As for succession, Mr. Harman said he doesn’t yet have a plan but that contrary to speculation, his wife, Rep. Jane Harman (D., Calif.), won’t be involved in the magazine before or after his death.

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