Newsweek And Daily Beast Tie The Knot, Tina Brown To Run Newsweek

After ongoing talks and rampant speculation, Newsweek owner Sidney Harman and IAC head Barry Diller have finally agreed to merge their brands. The New York Times is reporting that Tina Brown, founder of IAC’s The Daily Beast website, will make what is certain to be a very closely watched move back to print as Newsweek‘s editor in chief. You’ll recall that, earlier, talks among Harman, Diller and Brown seemed to reach a halt when the involved parties could not agree on the extent of editorial control each would hold.