- New digital-only magazine to be delivered through extended wireless service -
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News Media Group, one of the nation's leading sources of news analysis and service journalism, today announced that its newly released digital-only product U.S. News Weekly is now also available on Amazon Kindle.
Through this new distribution channel, content from U.S. News Weekly, a digital-only magazine that includes hard news reporting, insightful analysis, unique features and cutting-edge commentary, will be electronically delivered to Kindle users the same day it is published by U.S. News. Similar to the Kindle version of U.S.News & World Report magazine, Kindle users can subscribe and purchase individual issues of U.S. News Weekly.
Every week, the digital magazine will cover national and world news through the following sections: This Week in Washington, The Presidency column, Washington Whispers, Commentary and Opinion editorials, and rotating features including profiles of leading newsmakers, Pro/Con exchanges on hot-button issues, and Q&As with Washington's power brokers.
"While the media industry continues to debate fee-for-payment options, we're moving forward to make our already successful paid and free products widely accessible to readers," said Brian Kelly, editor of U.S.News & World Report. "By providing U.S. News Weekly content on Amazon Kindle, it's easy for readers to receive the news analysis and in-depth reports they want. It's a timely, effective delivery platform that fits our fresh reporting and analysis."
U.S. News Weekly and U.S.News & World Report are currently offered through Amazon Kindle at www.amazon.com/kindlestore.
About the U.S. News Media Group
The U.S. News Media Group is a multi-platform digital publisher of news and analysis, which includes the monthly U.S. News & World Report magazine, the digital-only U.S. News Weekly magazine, www.usnews.com, and www.rankingsandreviews.com. Focusing on Health, Money & Business, Education, and Public Service/Opinion, the U.S. News Media Group has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers. The U.S. News Media Group's signature franchises include its News You Can Use(R) brand of journalism and its "America's Best" series of consumer guides that include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, health plans, and more.