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Although I love the internet along with everyone else, I think sometimes it's nicer and more convenient to just sit down and read a magazine.
I'm looking for a world news magazine. Ideally, the stories would be documentary-like, in a similar style to the PBS TV show Frontline (Google it and watch a few hours of it. It's a good show.) I'm less interested in stories that deal with specific people, or standard news stories which focus on specific, very recent events (without a whole lot of analysis.) Basically I'm looking for a magazine which shows "the big picture."
The magazines I've considered so far are Time, US News & World Report, and The Economist. I haven't ever read a physical copy of US News or The Economist.
From what I've read about them, Time and (to a lesser extent,) US News & World Report are considered to be light and easy to read, whereas The Economist is more dense. The Economist seems to have a lot more content, especially with regards to content related to countries outside of the US (a big plus for me.)
However, I've also read that The Economist (and I assume the other two, to some extent,) has lots of opinion stories about "what should be done" in situation X. I'm not very interested in this, partly because I'm not a politician. In fact, it will be four more years before I can even vote. Again, I want most of the stories to be based on investigative journalism -- documentaries in print, if you will.
US News & World Report is monthly, and Time and The Economist are weekly. Both US News and Time magazine are pretty cheap at roughly $15 per year (Time is pretty thin, however. I don't know about US News.) The Economist is very expensive at $125 per year. However, this price is still affordable and there's a reasonable chance that I could get my parents to pay for the subscription.
Thank you for any suggestions. Feel free to suggest a magazine other than the three I've listed.
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Mental floss. Popsci. I subscribed to both of those and defiently dont regret it. If your into that kind of stuff
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On July 15 2010 08:12 Tabbris wrote:
Mental floss. Popsci. I subscribed to both of those and defiently dont regret it. If your into that kind of stuff
Neither of those are world news magazines... Although do intend to also subscribe to Popsci sometime.
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you are 14 years old?
go with Time
You could just subscribe to all of them. 15/year is hardly noticeable and economist should only be 70/year or so.
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On July 15 2010 08:22 geometryb wrote:
you are 14 years old?
go with Time
You could just subscribe to all of them. 15/year is hardly noticeable and economist should only be 70/year or so.
Why should I go with Time over US News & World Report?
also,
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Edit: Actually for students it's $77. In that case, it asks for your "course name". Not sure what it means by that (grade?).
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I would recommend The Economist. The Economist delivers world news in a non-biased point of view. I haven't been getting the magazines due to price, but I've been following the online articles and they are great. If it's better for you to read a magazine rather than a computer monitor, then The Economist is the way to go.
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I subscribe to the Economist, and enjoy it quite a bit. The post above me suggests they don't have a POV, and that's not exactly the case, but they tend to be very realist, level-headed, and rational. They write from a centrist position on the US political spectrum. They do an excellent job of covering a ton of things, and they cover a few things in depth. A very readable magazine, with a very friendly layout.
That said, there are some other excellent magazines out there though that you should consider. The Atlantic is a personal favorite that I don't subscribe to, but often borrow from my college library's magazine stand. It's (sorta) monthly, and more focused on American affairs, and it also covers the arts, and carries short stories (which is my kind of thing) but the coverage it has is very in-depth, and often as news-making as it is news-reporting. There's also Foreign Affairs magazine which is bi-monthly, and looks at foreign affairs from an American POV, but by no means an uncritical one. It's very well known, and frequently has an influential say in the debate which it covers. Like the Atlantic, independent writers often submit papers or stories they want published, so sometimes there's that to consider.
Time and Newsweek can be good, but they're dentist office fare really, they cover the surface, and usually not so much else.
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I would say the Economist, I enjoy it at least. You could try checking your library to see if they have any copies of these magazines so you could read each of them and choose the one you like best.
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Just to let you know, I think TIME usually has most of its articles on its website some time after the physical print is released.
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I read the Economist religiously. Great coverage on enough to make me feel fairly in the know. Well written with interesting opinion pieces. The blogs are excellent btw (Particularaly Democracy in America, Lexington and Free Exchange). The economist is the gold standard in my opinion, when it comes to any sort of new literature.
Foreign affairs is awesome, but IMO I think it has more in common with a journal on national policy for laymen than a magazine. Still a good read whenever you are bored.
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I would definitely recommend the Economist as well. If you're looking for a more err..."public accessible" magazine, Time would be the way to go.
Might I also suggest Wired?
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I am a big Economist fan. It is much mroe in depth than TIME and Newsweek.
It's true that it has an opinion, but as mentioned, it's a sensible opinion and it is happy to admit that it is wrong. The thing is, if you want analysis, you are almost certain to get an opinion, and at least the Economist is very clear about what its opinion is and does try to balance it out with the opposing point of view.
Since you are a student, you will get a fantastic deal.
You can also check out their website to get a good idea of what you will be paying for. A lot of their content is available on their website.
However, the thing about the Economist is that is almost impossible to finish the entire issue in a week. It is definitely heavy reading. I buy a copy when I'm about to go on a business trip, and I can't even finish one issue on the plane. You may find yourself paying for content that you never get to read.
So nowadays I read most of the Economist online. There is enough free content there to keep me occupied. If you check the website, you will find that there is a ton of free content so you might decide that that is enough for you.
However, if you really want to subscribe and have a physical magazine, I would say the Economist is a good choice.
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Ok I'll get The Economist.
For the student discount, it asks for my "course name." Since I'll be in high school, I'll be taking 6 different classes. So I don't know if it's just asking for the name of one of them, or what. Anyone know what it's asking for?
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Hey everyone, I was just reminded to subscribe to the economist from this thread since I just moved into a new house. I was looking online and found this deal which is 12 issues for $12 and will renew indefinitely at that price, so its some massive savings, especially for those of us who are no longer students. Good magazine at a much more reasonable price, go get it guys!
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nice, how did you find the link to that? It's even better than the deal for students.
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Course name refers to your university major.
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On July 18 2010 04:03 Zurles wrote:
Course name refers to your university major.
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What are you talking about? I'll be going to high school this year, not a university. I've never heard of a "major" in highschool. Are the UK and US education systems completely different or something?
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He means the discount is for university students not for high school students.
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