The Economist: A pillar of the British press founded in 1843 by a Scottish hatter, The Economist is the go-to source for those interested in international affairs. Openly liberal, it generally advocates for free trade, globalization, immigration, and cultural liberalism. It is printed in six countries, with 85% of its sales occurring outside the UK.
None of the articles are signed: a long-standing tradition that the weekly supports with the idea that “personality and collective voice matter more than journalists’ individual identities.”
On The Economist’s website, in addition to the main articles from the journal, you can find excellent thematic and geographical reports by The Economist Intelligence Unit, as well as multimedia content, blogs, and a calendar of the journal’s conferences around the world. Plus: regular updates on major stock market prices.
The magazine’s cover may vary by edition (UK, Europe, North America, Asia), but the content is the same; in the UK, however, some additional pages cover national news. The Economist is 43.4% owned by the Italian Agnelli family, with the rest of the capital split among prominent British families (Cadbury, Rothschild, Schroders, etc.) and editorial staff members.
