Tina Brown: Newsweek.com Isn't Shutting Down; It's Being Combined with The Daily Beast

Reports of the demise of Newsweek.com appear to have been premature, as Tina Brown, newly named editor-in-chief of the combined The Newsweek Daily Beast Co., sent a Tweet denying that Newsweek.com would disappear in favor of The Daily Beast.

Brown Tweeted, “Woah! Newsweek.com‘s superb content will live on under its own banner & in URLs on the new site. Not shutting down, combining.”

Newly named CEO Stephen Colvin was quoted in Mediaweek as saying that The Daily Beast was the survivor “because The Daily Beast is a very credible and successful news and opinion Web site, and with great vitality and distinct voice.”

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