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Church vs. Shnayerson...
...four years ago, Quest magazine (circ. 330,000) has skittered along the fine edge of an ominous contradiction. Published by California Preacher Herbert Armstrong, 88, whose Worldwide Church of God holds that the world will end soon, the magazine was nonetheless thoroughly secular. Armstrong gave editorial control to Robert Shnayerson, 55, a former TIME senior editor and Harper's editor in chief, who dedicated the magazine to what he called "the pursuit of excellence" in fields as diverse as mountain climbing and genetic research. The magazine, which appears ten times a year, has never been profitable-it lost more...
...Robert Shnayerson, a former TIME senior editor, succeeded Morris, adding earnest stories on the environment and a section called "Tools for Living," a kind of survival guide for the bean-sprout generation. Dizzied by the Morris zig and the Shnayerson zag, droves of readers and advertisers drifted away. In 1976, a year after Lapham took over, only 23% of subscribers renewed. (The rate is back up to 50%, but advertising has not grown apace.) Along with the Atlantic Monthly and Saturday Review, both of which have changed hands in the past few months, Harper's has been hurt...
...ROBERT SHNAYERSON...
...Kriss is the second TIME senior editor to be given top responsibility at a major magazine in the past six months. Robert Shnayerson was named editor of Harper's last June...