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| ‘Great cover, guys’: UK’s New Statesman magazine mocked for copying rival Spectator’s Biden-themed front page | ‘Great cover, guys’: UK’s New Statesman magazine mocked for copying rival Spectator’s Biden-themed front page |
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| British liberal magazine the New Statesman has found itself under heavy scrutiny and the subject of mockery after ripping off a front cover – almost exactly – from conservative rival the Spectator. | British liberal magazine the New Statesman has found itself under heavy scrutiny and the subject of mockery after ripping off a front cover – almost exactly – from conservative rival the Spectator. |
| The New Statesman unveiled its latest cover on Wednesday, showing a likeness of US President Joe Biden hunched over with a globe on his back. The image was captioned “Biden’s burden.” | The New Statesman unveiled its latest cover on Wednesday, showing a likeness of US President Joe Biden hunched over with a globe on his back. The image was captioned “Biden’s burden.” |
| While it drew some compliments, it wasn’t long before the Spectator’s deputy editor, Freddy Gray, pointed out on Twitter that it was a near-carbon copy of a December cover published by his own magazine. | While it drew some compliments, it wasn’t long before the Spectator’s deputy editor, Freddy Gray, pointed out on Twitter that it was a near-carbon copy of a December cover published by his own magazine. |
| “Great cover, guys. We did something, er, vaguely similar last year,” Gray commented, posting an image of the practically identical Spectator front page. | “Great cover, guys. We did something, er, vaguely similar last year,” Gray commented, posting an image of the practically identical Spectator front page. |
| The Spectator’s original cover also portrayed a hunched-over Biden with the heavy weight of a globe on his back, and even had the same caption, “Biden’s burden.” The only difference between the two was that the Spectator’s illustration was in more of a caricature style and showed Biden wearing a blue tie instead of a red one. | The Spectator’s original cover also portrayed a hunched-over Biden with the heavy weight of a globe on his back, and even had the same caption, “Biden’s burden.” The only difference between the two was that the Spectator’s illustration was in more of a caricature style and showed Biden wearing a blue tie instead of a red one. |
| “Love it!” weighed in Spectator Chairman Andrew Neil, jokingly. | “Love it!” weighed in Spectator Chairman Andrew Neil, jokingly. |
| Spectator readers also bombarded the New Statesman Twitter feed with comments, one calling the situation “comedy gold.” | Spectator readers also bombarded the New Statesman Twitter feed with comments, one calling the situation “comedy gold.” |
| “Running out of ideas, are we?” asked one user, while another wrote, “I assumed that was the @spectator from last year, when I saw the picture. Still, imitation is the highest form of flattery.” | “Running out of ideas, are we?” asked one user, while another wrote, “I assumed that was the @spectator from last year, when I saw the picture. Still, imitation is the highest form of flattery.” |
| It’s not clear whether the copy was intentional and straightforward plagiarism, a subconscious mistake, or a total coincidence. The New Statesman has not commented publicly on the incident. | It’s not clear whether the copy was intentional and straightforward plagiarism, a subconscious mistake, or a total coincidence. The New Statesman has not commented publicly on the incident. |
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