In March, we published another cover on a story few others had scrutinized: the alarming spread of child pornography and pedophilia on the Internet. It reported that the Feds were closing in on the nation’s largest child-porn ring–a bust that was finally announced last week. We are also proud of two other cover stories we did this year before the rest of the media caught up: on the growing scourge of the addictive painkiller OxyContin and on the new AbioCor artificial heart, which led to the first human transplant in a NEWSWEEK subscriber who learned about the device from our story. These covers reflect our conviction that in the 21st century, breakthroughs and dilemmas in health care, science and technology will be every bit as newsworthy as issues of politics, war and peace. Just as important, they underscore our commitment to keeping you, our readers, ahead of the curve.
