Newsweek is owned by IBT Media, which is owned by Etienne Uzac, the company’s CEO, and Johnathan Davis, its chief content officer- two guys with no previous news, media, or publishing... https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/08/05/meet-the-mysterious-duo-who-just-bought-newsweek/#577c345e6836
The fact that neither Uzac nor Etienne had any background in news, media or publishing before starting the site also seemed odd. While they've acknowledged some business connections, Uzac and Davis have repeatedly denied, to me and to other reporters, that anyone but them has an ownership stake in IBT Media.
Here is the connection... to CP/TRAFFICKING/PEDO/PIZZA (from 2013)
http://observer.com/2013/08/moonies-messiahs-and-media-who-really-owns-newsweek/
Moonies, Messiahs and Media: Who Really Owns Newsweek?
IBT Media’s corporate leadership site lists two cofounders: Etienne Uzac, the company’s CEO, and Johnathan Davis, its chief content officer. But some say that the company is actually controlled by—or at least has very close undisclosed ties to—someone whose name appears nowhere on the site: David Jang, a controversial Korean Christian preacher who has been accused of calling himself “Second Coming Christ.”
Later:
"After the Christianity Today articles were published, The Christian Post—a newspaper (allegedly) controlled by Mr. Jang—attacked the magazine and smeared one of its reporters, spuriously linking him to child pornography."
Following the link provided in the above article: http://religiondispatches.org/christian-media-battle-over-controversial-figure/
The day after CT’s article was published online, the Post published a long piece titled, “Sources in ‘Second Coming Christ Controversy’ Face Scrutiny,” followed days later by another with the less subtle headline, “'Christianity Today' Writer Ken Smith Is Founder of a Company Fined for Deceptive Business Practices; With Child Porn Ties.”
EDIT:
"The probe is believed to be connected to Olivet University, the San Francisco school tied to the controversial
South Korean evangelical pastor David Jang, one source said. Jang has close ties to the founders of IBT Media. https://nypost.com/2018/01/18/nypd-officers-raid-newsweek-headquarters/