Dirk Barnett Era Ends at 'Newsweek'

Creative director credited with attention-grabbing covers

During his tenure, Newsweek creative director Dirk Barnett oversaw many controversial covers that brought criticism but also bolstered newsstand sales, helping recharge a challenged newsweekly category. In a note to staff on Barnett's departure to The New Republic, Newsweek editor Tina Brown called him “brilliant” and credited him with helping make the weekly a “bold and seductive read and a world away from the Newsweek of old.”

But insiders spoke of constant conflict between the award-winning Barnett and the editor notorious for

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