After Kennedy was killed in an air crash with his wife and sister-in-law on July 16 , 1999 , the magazine was bought out by Hachette Filipacchi Magazines and continued for over a year , with Frank Lalli as editor-in-chief . With falling advertising sales , the magazine ceased publication in January 2001 . On October 11 , 2005 , Harvard University 's Kennedy School of Government held a panel discussion titled " Not Just Politics as Usual , " which commemorated the 10th anniversary of the magazine 's launch . The panel was moderated by Tom Brokaw and featured appearances by other journalists
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