The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs
publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London.
It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it
in September 1843. As of summer 2007, its average circulation topped 1.2
million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.
Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British)
news source.
The aim of The Economist is "to take part in a severe contest between intelligence,
which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress.
"Subjects covered include international news, economics, politics, business,
finance, science, technology, and the arts. The publication is targeted at the
high-end "prestige" segment of the market and counts among its audience influential
business and government decision-makers.
It takes a strongly argued editorial stance on many issues, especially its support
for free trade and fiscal conservatism; it can thus be considered as a magazine
which practises advocacy journalism.
Although The Economist calls itself a newspaper and refers to its staff
as correspondents, it is printed in magazine form on glossy paper, like
a newsmagazine.
The Economist belongs to The Economist Group. The publication interests of
the group include the CFO brand family as well as the annual World in...,
the lifestyle quarterly Intelligent Life, European Voice and Roll Call
(known as "the Newspaper of Capitol Hill"). Another part of the group is
The Economist Intelligence Unit, a research and advisory company providing
country, industry and management analysis worldwide. Since 1928, half the
shares of The Economist Group have been owned by the Financial Times,
a subsidiary of Pearson PLC, and the other half by a group of independent
shareholders, including many members of the staff. The editor's independence
is guaranteed by the existence of a board of trustees, which formally appoints
him and without whose permission he cannot be removed.
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