From the Editors: 2 special edition covers for 2016 election outcomes were produced by a Newsweek licensee, Topix Media, and not by Newsweek pic.twitter.com/MwC4RytGbC
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 7, 2016
Newsweek may have jumped the gun by printing a special edition featuring Hillary Clinton as the winner and sending it to stores before the election took place.
The third-party service that makes the magazine’s commemorative issues gave the green light to print the edition, which reads “Madam President.” It later hit the stands at a Barnes & Noble outlet.
“The polls show Hillary Clinton with a commanding lead, and a business decision was made to print the Clinton issue first while continuing to work on the Trump issue,” said the company’s CEO, Tony Romando.
Newsweek would destroy the remaining Clinton copies if Donald Trump wins.