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    Image of RonMwangaguhunga RonMwangaguhunga
    07/21/09

    In reply to Brits Cornering Wonky Congressional Reporting Market
    "The Economist Group is owned jointly by the The Financial Times (a subsidiary of Pearson PLC) and the Rothschild family."

    -- whose strings are clearly pulled by members of Skull and Bones and the Order of the Illuminati.
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    Image of ChillbearLatrigue ChillbearLatrigue
    07/21/09

    In reply to Brits Cornering Wonky Congressional Reporting Market
    "The combination of Roll Call and CQ will create the largest and most experienced newsroom covering Congress and official Washington..."

    A big behemoth media outlet? Sounds familiar. I suppose that we can expect the quality of reporting to decrease and bias to increase in favor of bottom line profits.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    06/14/09

    In reply to Is The Economist Being Censored In Post-War Sri Lanka?
    Appreciate the tags, cause otherwise I was all *eyebrows raised*.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    06/14/09

    In reply to Is The Economist Being Censored In Post-War Sri Lanka?
    Well, I guess the population of Sri Lanka will now be 20% less smug at dinner parties.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    06/14/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: YES. Now's The Atlantic's chance to move in and infect them all with swarm(y).
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    Image of Grim Reaper of the Forest Grim Reaper of the Forest
    03/16/09

    In reply to Is The Economist the Greatest Magazine Ever Made?
    The Economist is more conservative than the rest of my media sources, but I like the economic focus (which is not always finance/business but broader macro economics) and I like the international news roundup. And yes, it is funny.
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    Image of Maulleigh Maulleigh
    03/16/09

    In reply to Is The Economist the Greatest Magazine Ever Made?
    It is a great magazine. When I visit my parents in SF over the holidays, I take with me their read holiday double issue. I can read it the whole flight home.
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    Image of Nick Denton Nick Denton
    03/16/09

    In reply to Is The Economist the Greatest Magazine Ever Made?
    Much as I appreciate the willingness of the Economist to take positions, one should note that they can get things hugely wrong. The world awash in oil? Bush for President?

    [www.economist.com]

    [www.economist.com]
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    Image of hatey hatey
    03/15/09

    In reply to Is The Economist the Greatest Magazine Ever Made?
    For all of you complaining that you can't afford a subscription to 'The Economist,' do what I do: occasionally steal your neighbor's.


    Oh, wait-- wow. I steal. 'The Economist.' I'm going to let that sink in now.

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    Image of Swordfish Swordfish
    03/15/09

    In reply to Is The Economist the Greatest Magazine Ever Made?
    Newsweek's editors have such an orgasm over The Economist that they have decided to be just like Economist....or as Meacham told the NY Times, "a thought leader." The problem is, they're filling it will bold-faced names as columnists, unlike the Economist. And they are still rehashing last week's news, unlike the Economist. My favorite of late: Julia Roberts is in her 40s now, thus washed up.
    Thought Leader. Right.
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    Image of Wrapitup Wrapitup
    03/15/09

    @Swordfish: Man, I hate Newsweek's writing style. You can't be a thought leader when you try to end every damn story with a horrible upbeat snappy quip. Thought leading and pandering to boomers don't go together.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    03/14/09

    In reply to Is The Economist the Greatest Magazine Ever Made?
    Also, little known fact here, it's the only magazine that costs more to subscribe to than People. But yeah, I've never been bothered by its politics because it does the newsweekly thing better than any of its competitors. I found it invaluable when I lived overseas.
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    Image of ADismalScience ADismalScience
    03/14/09

    In reply to Is The Economist the Greatest Magazine Ever Made?
    I read it religiously. Some of the points are made with remarkable brevity - which must infuriate left-leaning readers - but largely it's the only place anywhere that casts as wide a net so effectively. It is one of very few magazines with legitimate coverage of the world's far reaches and machinations withing power-brokering organizations like the IMF, UN, the European Union, etc. It discusses countries you never hear of even if a war or election is not going on, which is something truly remarkable for a successful publication in this day and age.
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    Image of Chileno Chileno
    03/14/09

    In reply to Is The Economist the Greatest Magazine Ever Made?
    A year or two ago The Economist declared that Chile was "destitute no more." So I walked 10 minutes out of my gated community in the Andean foothills to check up on a shanty town where many of the roofs were caving in from an unexpected snow. Sorry, but I think the snow got that story right. Still, I agree Economist's covers are marvelous.
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    Image of Wrapitup Wrapitup
    03/14/09

    @Chileno: Interesting comment. I agree that the Economist can get things wrong about the actual living conditions of real people. I guess that's one disadvantage of having so many intellectual professionals run the show. One can get caught up in crunching numbers and analyzing information and forget to take a close look at the ground realities.
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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    03/14/09

    In reply to Is The Economist the Greatest Magazine Ever Made?
    I like The Week (This Week?) something Week. Anyone?
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    Image of Shelwood Shelwood
    03/14/09

    In reply to Is The Economist the Greatest Magazine Ever Made?
    No bylines may mean no egos, but it also means no personal accountability, and no way for a reader to correct for individual variations in voice. I prefer to know who is writing what. Then, I'm also the geek scanning the masthead for changes, too.
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    Image of mmstk101 mmstk101
    03/14/09

    @Shelwood: I agree wholeheartedly and am a fellow mastead-scanner.
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    Image of mmstk101 mmstk101
    03/14/09

    @mmstk101: Darn you, lack of preview-comment button. "Masthead.
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    Image of Rumpelstilskin Rumpelstilskin
    03/14/09

    In reply to Is The Economist the Greatest Magazine Ever Made?
    I enjoy the Economist, in another league from Time and Newsweak. But, isn't it just a teeny bit smug sometimes?


    Thinking of the observation about Economist readers knodding to each other on the train takes me back to the '80's when readers of the The New York Review of Books would do the same.

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    Image of Wrapitup Wrapitup
    03/14/09

    @Rumpelstilskin: Oh true. There is a slightly smug wiser-than-thou tone to some of their pieces. On the other hand, given the abysmal state of news coverage and analysis today, I'd forgive them. They've earned the right IMHO.
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