It was published weekly for nearly a century. Starting in March , it transitioned to every other week. It was the first weekly news magazine in the United States. They first called the proposed magazine Facts to emphasize brevity so a busy man could read it in an hour.
He saw Time as important but also fun, which accounted for its heavy coverage of celebrities and politicians, the entertainment industry, and pop culture, criticizing it as too light for serious news. Time set out to tell the news through people, and until the late s, the magazine's cover depicted a single person.
More recently, Time has incorporated "People of the Year" issues, which have grown in popularity over the years.
The first issue of Time featured Joseph G. Cannon , the retired Speaker of the House of Representatives , on its cover; a facsimile reprint of Issue No. Following Hadden's death in , Luce became the dominant man at Time and a significant figure in the history of 20th-century media. According to Time Inc. In his book The March of Time , β , Raymond Fielding also noted that Larsen was "originally circulation manager and then general manager of Time , later publisher of Life , for many years president of Time Inc.
Davison, partner of J. After Hadden died in , Larsen purchased shares of Time Inc. However, after Briton Hadden's death, the largest Time, Inc. In , Roy Larsen was also named a Time Inc. Morgan retained a certain control through two directorates and a share of stocks, both over Time and Fortune.
