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Time

American news weekly founded in 1923, cited as a source for Lowdown event reporting.

Founded in 1923, Time is an American weekly news magazine whose reporting serves as a cited source across Lowdown coverage.

Last refreshed: 22 September 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic

Key Question

Did a US missile kill 180 Iranian schoolgirls, and will Time's investigation force accountability?

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Background

Time is an American weekly news magazine founded in 1923. Its reporting appears across Lowdown’s coverage as source material rather than as the subject of events, including reporting connected to the Iran conflict and media-sector litigation.

That role makes Time useful as a publisher whose work can support reporting across unrelated subjects. Its presence in coverage of football, energy and space alongside conflict reporting shows a general-news remit rather than a specialist beat.

For readers, the durable point is that Time is a publisher and source, not a participant in the events its reporting helps document. Its dossier therefore centres on its identity and editorial role, while individual reports belong with the events they support.

Common Questions

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What did Time find about the Minab school strike?
Time, The New York Times, and CNN conducted Independent investigations into the strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls school in Minab, Iran. Their joint conclusion was that a US Tomahawk missile using outdated targeting data was likely responsible for killing approximately 180 girls aged 7 to 12.Source: Time / New York Times / CNN
How does Time compare to Newsweek?
Both Time and Newsweek are US legacy news weeklies, but Time has substantially higher global circulation and greater editorial resources. Time has an in-house investigative unit; Newsweek operates primarily as a digital outlet following its 2012 bankruptcy.
What is Time magazine?
Time is an American weekly news magazine founded in 1923, owned since 2018 by Salesforce founder Marc Benioff. It is known for long-form political and international reporting and its annual Person of the Year designation.Source: Time

Recently resolved

Has the US government responded to Time's Minab investigation?
No. The Pentagon has neither confirmed nor denied the findings of the Time, New York Times, and CNN investigations into the Minab school strike. No official attribution has been made by the US government.Source: Time
Source Material
Salesforce CEO Benioff buys Time magazine for $190 millionTime magazine sold to Marc Benioff for $190mSalesforce billionaire Marc Benioff buys Time magazineTime magazine sold to Salesforce billionaire Marc Benioff — BBCMarc Benioff and wife buy Time magazine for $190 million — ReutersTime — Official WebsiteTime (magazine) — Wikipedia