The top editorial spot at Newsweek has been vacant since longtime editor Jon Meacham stepped down over the summer.

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On Sunday, CNN will broadcast the Compassion Forum, an event hosted by CNN's Campbell Brown and Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham.

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If Ruddy had bought Newsweek he says he would likely have asked Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria to take over from outgoing editor Jon Meacham .

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That transition, led by its editor, Jon Meacham, entails a focus on wealthier, more committed readers who are prepared to pay more for the print publication.

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Among the other books that suit my summer taste for page-turning history include No Ordinary Time, by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand and, a book I recently read about the relationship between Roosevelt and Churchill, Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship by Jon Meacham.

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