On the merger with Warner Communications Munro and then Nicholas were co-CEOs of Time Warner with Steve Ross until 1992 when Ross squeezed Nicholas out. [73] Gerald M. Levin, who had come up through Time's non-publishing operations, succeeded Ross later that year and in 2002 was succeeded by Richard Parsons who had never been connected to legacy Time Inc. (his successor Jeff Bewkes, leader of the parent when Time Inc. was spun off, had like Levin come from the non-publishing operations). For the first time in 97 years, TIME’s logo didn’t say “TIME.” To underscore the importance of voting in the 2020 election, TIME was changed to VOTE for all U.S. editions of the Nov. 2 issue. “Even though the subject in the portrait knows there are additional challenges to democracy during a pandemic,” said artist Shepard Fairey of the image he created for the cover, the person is determined to use their “voice and power by voting.” Spangler, Todd (March 21, 2018). "Meredith Laying Off 1,200, Will Explore Sale of Time, SI, Fortune and Money Brands". Variety . Retrieved March 22, 2018. Time Warner (TWX) Completes Time Inc. (TIME) Spinoff". TheStreet.com. June 9, 2014 . Retrieved July 28, 2014.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, photographer Lyle Owerko was in his Tribeca apartment when he heard a sound that defied description. It was a plane hitting the World Trade Center. As a second plane began to approach the towers, he told TIME years later, “I heard the sound of this jet, and I thought it was air traffic being redirected. I saw it off in the distance. The plane did this little shoulder shrug where it dipped its wing and when I saw it arc, then I knew its intention.” Kaufman, Leslie (February 4, 2014). "Time Inc. to Cut 500 Jobs Ahead of Spinoff". The New York Times . Retrieved February 4, 2014. Yahoo! Finance Staff. "Time Inc. Profile". Yahoo! Finance. New York City: Oath Inc. Retrieved May 29, 2016. The following is an excerpt from the new updated and expanded edition of TIME: The Illustrated History of the World’s Most Influential Magazine:

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In the 1950s, the Time Inc. executive Brumbaugh made presentations to the Post Office Department to explain how Time Inc. was using a zoning system to speed the delivery of its magazines. Although the Post Office Department had instigated zones in 1943, they were inconsistently applied. As cited in FYI, Time Inc.'s internal newsletter "'Fewer than 40% of the cities were properly zoned,' he recalls. 'I went to the Post Office Department and showed them how we were making the zone system work.'" In 1963, the United States Post Office introduced ZIP codes. [12] Yu, Roger (July 8, 2015). "Time Inc. expands youth sports business with acquisitions". USA Today . Retrieved November 28, 2017.

Lieberman, David (May 8, 2014). "Time Inc To Go Public On June 6". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 28, 2014. Hays, Kali (February 1, 2018). "Time Inc., Now Meredith and More Changes to Come". Women's Wear Daily . Retrieved February 10, 2018. Luce launched the business magazine Fortune in February 1930 and created/founded the pictorial Life magazine in 1936, and launched House & Home in 1952 and Sports Illustrated in 1954. He also produced The March of Time radio and newsreel series. By the mid-1960s, Time Inc. was the largest and most prestigious magazine publisher in the world. ( Dwight Macdonald, a Fortune staffer during the 1930s, referred to him as "Il Luce", a play on the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, who was called " Il Duce".) Once ambitious to become Secretary of State in a Republican administration, Luce wrote a famous article in Life magazine in 1941, called " The American Century", which defined the role of American foreign policy for the remainder of the 20th century, and perhaps beyond. [9] Time Inc. also owned pioneering cable network Home Box Office (HBO). [14] Merger with Warner Communications [ edit ]Anderson, Susan Heller (November 3, 1988). "James R. Shepley Is Dead at 71; Chief of Time Inc. From '69 to '80" . Retrieved December 25, 2018– via NYTimes.com. Baker, whose labor-intensive method included examining photographs of his subjects under a magnifying glass, was brought on first in 1939. Said Baker in a letter to the editors a few years later: “If [a cover] works, I will then be telling TIME readers not only what the man looks like but what he Is like—a really good reporting job.” One of Baker’s 300 covers is the American GI (Man of the Year for 1950). It was the first conceptual choice for that designation, and Baker had to illustrate a nameless, fictional likeness of an American soldier. A combat artist named Robert “Weldy” Baer wrote to Baker to criticize his version, indicating the soldier was too handsome and self-assured to be realistic.

In 2008, Time Inc. launched Maghound, an internet-based magazine membership service that featured approximately 300 magazine titles from both Time Inc. brands and external publishing companies. [20] On January 19, 2010, Time Inc. acquired StyleFeeder, a personal shopping engine. [21] Isidore, James O'Toole and Chris (July 22, 2013). "Magazine publisher Time Inc. taps veteran executive Joe Ripp to be CEO". CNNMoney . Retrieved December 25, 2018. a b Steigrad, Alexandra (February 5, 2014). "Time Inc. Lays Out Restructuring". WWD . Retrieved February 5, 2014. Carr, David (August 4, 2010). "Ex-Meredith officer to be Time's chief". The New York Times . Retrieved August 19, 2013.But of all the artists who have painted covers the past 100 years, my favorite is without question Artzybasheff. And my favorite of his more than 200 covers is “World & Friend” (May 15, 1950), in which a Coca-Cola logo serves a joyous globe a drink. TIME approached Coca-Cola CEO Robert Woodruff to ask if he would appear on the cover for a story about the company. But Woodruff declined, insisting that the bottle itself be the star.

Ember, Sydney (April 28, 2017). "Time Inc. Decides Not to Sell Itself". The New York Times . Retrieved November 27, 2017.

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In February 2017, it was reported that Meredith Corporation and a group of investors led by Edgar Bronfman Jr. were considering purchasing Time Inc. [49] In 2016, Time Inc. acquired Bizrate Insights. [50] On April 28, 2017, the company's board of directors dropped the plan of selling the company and instead focus on growth strategies. [51] History of TIME". Time. New York City: Time Inc. Archived from the original on March 4, 2005 . Retrieved June 6, 2016. Time Inc. Thursday announced a restructuring of its magazine." United Press International. November 21, 1985 . Retrieved October 8, 2018. Spangler, Todd (February 17, 2016). "Time Inc. Acquires Two YouTube Auto Channels". Variety . Retrieved June 6, 2016. Ralph P. Davidson, former chairman of Time Inc. and Kennedy Center, dies at 86". The Washington Post. August 2, 2014. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021.