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March 19, 2007updated 17 May 2007 11:30am

Time cover’s fake tear prompts controversy

By Press Gazette

The redesign of Time magazine – the first big change in decades – didn’t provoke too much controversy.

True, many think the magazine is beginning to look too much like The Economist. With more essays than hard news.

It was the cover of the new Time that provoked the most controversy. It featured a close-up portrait of President Ronald Reagan with a large tear rolling down his cheek. The accompanying headline read "How the Right Went Wrong."
With the subhead: “What would Ronnie do? Why the Republican candidates need to reclaim the Reagan legacy?”

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