Newsweek recalls 125,000 copies of its souvenir Madam President issue

The Telegraph ^ | 11/10/2016 | Rob Crilly

[MaxistheBest]

Everyone from pollsters to pundits got the result of the US presidential election wrong.

But few can have made it in such an expensive manner.

Newsweek and a partner that prints up special commemorative issues has been forced into an embarrassing recall, after it sent out 125,000 copies of its Madam President issue designed to celebrate Hillary Clinton's win.

Although Topix Media had also prepared a Donald Trump version it thought it was safe to dispatch only the version detailing “Hillary Clinton's historic journey to the White House”, as the cover put it.

“Like everybody else, we got it wrong,” Tony Romando, chief executive of Topix Media, told The New York Post.

The edition appeared on shelves on Tuesday but was hastily withdrawn.

---------------------------------------- Hillary Clinton signs a "Madame President" edition of @Newsweek for a supporter backstage (photo by @sullyfoto) 6:05 AM - 8 Nov 2016

[MaxistheBest]

The Beast signed copies of the issue.....probably for $10,000 a pop!

[MNDude]

I would love to get my hands on one of those. A total historic a collectors item.

[conservativepoet]

Now this is funny.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

[Nothingburger]

Having been in the publishing biz for 25 years, I can understand having pages made up and ready for press.

But actually printing 125,000 color copies ... that’s got to hurt!

[Fiddlstix]

[cicero2k]

I heard (on Fox’s coverage) that the NY Post had pre-printed Trump’s image with “LOSER” across it.

Have not seen that image either, but these need to be archived.

[Bruce Kurtz]

I looked yesterday for one, could not find it.

[Fiddlstix]

[Sasparilla]

They had a modern Dewey Defeats Truman moment.

[BlueHorseShoe]

DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN!

[aomagrat]

Dewey Defeats Truman

[Fiddlstix]

Make That "Madam President" of The "Bill ClinToon Whore House". LOL

[Jaysin]

Hey it’s all good......as long as Newsweek pays the printer.
I’d love to see the purchase order on that one.

[henkster]

They can send the copies to the kids in Ghana who are wearing the “Cleveland Indians World Series Champs” t-shirts.

[jiggyboy]

[AngelesCrestHighway]

This stuff is a dream come true...!!!

[Dahoser]

So Africa is getting 125,000 copies of Newsweek?

[dsrtsage]

I have one of the bars from the old Reno Mapes Casino in my basement. i would love to make a copy of that an addition to it

[Flycatcher]

Geez, I guess the voting in Arizona and Michigan didn't happen.

Yet another publication that apparently REFUSES to show the final electoral vote count.

This is getting ridiculous.