The magazine covers politics, entertainment, social issues, trends, technology and lifestyle.[4]
History
Chief editors
The Week was launched by The Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd in December, 1982, and has had two chief editors, before the designation was discontinued.
K. M. Mathew (Padma Bhushan, 1998),[5] the founder chief editor, remained in office until 25 December 1988. Popularly known as Mathukuttychayan, he was chairman of the Press Trust of India, president of the Indian Newspaper Society and chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. He died on 1 August 2010. The obit which appeared in The Times of India said, "The highly acclaimed English news magazine-The Week-was his brainchild."[6]
K. M. Mathew's eldest son, Mammen Mathew,[7] (Padma Shri, 2005),[8] took over on 1 January 1989, and continued until 9 December 2007. He is currently chief editor of the Malayala Manorama daily, the group's flagship publication.
Currently, The Week does not have a chief editor. K. M. Mathew's second son, Philip Mathew, managing editor since 1 January 1989, is the highest-ranked editor.
Publishers
Philip Mathew, the first publisher of the magazine, held the post until December 1988.
Jacob Mathew: 1 January 1989 till date. K.M. Mathew's third son, he is currently president of WAN-IFRA. He is the second Asian and the first Indian to hold the post.[9]
Editors
The magazine has had two editors, after which the designation was discontinued.
Currently, the editor-in-charge is responsible for selection of news under The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867. The present editor-in-charge, V.S. Jayaschandran, took over on 1 April 2017.
Design and style
The magazine was initially designed in-house, and was periodically redesigned. A major content overhaul was led by Peter Lim, author and former editor-in-chief of The Straits Times/Singapore Press Holdings. He authored the book Chronicle of Singapore: Fifty Years of Headline News.[11]
Based in Sydney, Australia, Ong[14][15] was formerly Picture & Graphics Editor of The Straits Times. He is principal consultant at Checkout Australia, and was regional director for the Society of News Design. Garcia owns the premier newspaper design firm, Garcia Media.[16] Both of them also helped redesign theMalayala Manorama.
In the early years, cartoonist Mario Miranda designed many covers for The Week. He also had a regular pocket cartoon in the magazine.
The Week does not have published stylebook, but generally follows the down style for capitalisation.[17] Its dateline carries the pull date, not the date of issue.
The Wallet, a monthly guide to personal finance and investment.
The standalone magazines are:
The Man:[23] The Man, a monthly lifestyle magazine for men
WatchTime India: A quarterly magazine on luxury watches
Smartlife: A monthly magazine on wellness and lifestyle
Livingetc: A monthly magazine on home and interiors
The Week Hay Festival
Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy (in purple shirt) at The Week Hay Festival 2010
Hay Kerala 2010
The Week was the title sponsor,[24] of the inaugural Hay Festival[25] in India. Held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, from 12 to 14 November 2010, the festival was held at Kanakakunnu Palace, the former summer retreat of the Travancore royal family.
In 2001, Special Cover Designer Ajay Pingle entered the Limca Book of Records for designing the most number of covers for an Indian newsmagazine.[citation needed]
Man of the Year
2009 – Brother Christudas, for Little Flower Leprosy Welfare Association[31]
The magazine was mired in controversy for an article on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. In response to a defamation suit filed by Ranjit Savarkar, the magazine publicly apologised for the publication of the article.[36][37]
References
^"English News". Manorama Online. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
