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FROM THE MANAGING EDITOR, Page 8
This issue of Time contains the most significant changes
since the magazine's creation in 1923 -- a long stretch in the
life of a successful and pre-eminent publication. We have
redesigned TIME with you in mind, to make the magazine more
accessible, more relevant and more valuable than ever in an era
in which the instantaneous transmission of news around the world
has transformed both how much -- and how little -- we all know.
The first change you will notice as you begin reading is
the weekly news summary that starts on page 22. This section,
called The Week, will deliver on the purpose that our founders,
Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, set for the magazine in its
prospectus in 1922: to keep busy people informed. Today readers
like you are busier than ever and blanketed by sound bites and
news fragments as never before. TIME's news summary sorts the
important from the trivial, the timeless from the fleeting.
After the news summary, you will find the main part of the
magazine, a body of stories that do not just record events but
go well beyond the news. These stories define the essential
mission of a newsmagazine in the era of split-second global
communications: to give you more -- more than you saw on
television, heard on the radio or read in your local newspaper.
Not just more facts, but more understanding. The 1992 version
of TIME's prospectus might offer, as editor-in-chief Jason
McManus puts it, "to meet the needs of busy men and women who
already think of themselves as quite well informed."
Toward the end of the magazine you will find a new section
called Reviews. Readers have always looked to TIME for critical
judgments on new movies, books, plays, art exhibits and other
forms of culture. Whether to help you make choices or just to
keep you current, we have grouped all the reviews into one handy
section. The magazine then closes with People and Essay, two of
the most widely read departments.
In reorganizing the magazine, we have made aesthetic
changes as well. We believe you will find the new design of the
pages cleaner and more direct, making it easier for you to find
what most interests you. We have replaced Times Roman, the body
typeface since the 1940s, with Time Text, drawn for us by Boston
type designer David Berlow. The type is based on sturdy, clear
styles like Century and Madison, which became popular in
American newspapers at the last turn of the century. While you
may notice that some pictures are bigger, the overall balance
between photos and text has not changed.
As we worked on this new design, one goal was uppermost in
our minds: never to forget that this was not only our TIME but,
most important, your TIME. We have always been a newsmagazine
and always will be. We know that you look to TIME for thorough
reporting, excellent writing and sound judgment. You expect us
to discover the undiscovered and explain the unexplained. In a
world overwhelmed by instant, unanalyzed news, you demand
reflection and perspective, balance and breadth.
This will be our goal, week in and week out, in the new
TIME.
Henry Muller