Cherubs hope for future careers at Newsweek

By Becca Weinstein

Karen Springen, Chicago correspondent, described the cooperation needed to work in a bureau, discussed Newsweek’s rivalry with Time magazine, and showed the cherubs around the 52nd floor office in downtown Chicago.

Cosma said she saw some of her traits in Springen, making the possibility of working at Newsweek seem more in her reach. They are both journalists, enjoy traveling, like talking with people, and are “bubbly,” Cosma said.      

Cosma has been reading Newsweek since she was 14, and said she likes the magazine better than Time or the Economist because it reaches out to a more diverse audience and is packaged better. Her favorite parts of the magazine are the political polls and ratings.

Jenny Temple, a cherub from Punta Gorda, Fla., said she also found a renewed hope of working for a magazine after listening to Springen.

“They do these jobs because they want to tell stories, they want to find stories, and I want to do that,” Temple said.
           
Katherine Perry, a cherub from Santa Barbara, Calif., said visiting Newsweek heightened her hopes to work at a magazine instead of a daily publication. She said she noticed that the magazine dynamic is much more relaxed than at a daily. Springen emphasized that reporters are able to write more in-depth stories since the magazine is published weekly isnteady of daily, and Springen told them that there are around five bylines for many stories, emphasizing cooperation that Perry hopes to be a part of.

Cosma said she hopes to work for the online side of Newsweek and that she is more motivated after seeing that working for the magazine is an attainable goal.

“Before, it was like, ‘Oh I can’t work here, it’s Newsweek,’” Cosma said. “But after visiting, I realized this is achievable.”