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Dear Mr. Yamanaka,
You have raised some good questions. I think sometimes even the editors and American readers of Time and Newsweek ask themselves what are the differences between these magazines.
Recently, Time brought in a new editor and changed its layout and type. Did you notice those changes?
Another "difference" that some people talk about is that Time is more conservative in tone than Newsweek. I personally don't feel that Time is more conservative in tone than Newsweek.
I think it is more accurate to say that certain writers in both magazines are conservative or liberal in their beliefs as a rule, but some of these writers can be liberal or conservative depending on the issue and the mood of the American public.
A great journalist is one who can write simply when needed. What he or she tries to do generally is to tell his/her readers something that can be understood immediately and well with a minimum number of words. I have heard that many American newspaper writers often try to write in language a 12 year old could understand. While that may be true of the newspaper "U.S.A. Today" it is not true of "The New york Times", which is targetted at university educated intellectuals.
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