The Economist


Political snippets: Happy little vegemites

Kevin Rudd, it seems, is not unique.

Australian house prices to track household earnings

Recent claims by The Economist that Australian house prices are overvalued by 55% are almost certainly wrong.

Which print pubs have the richest readers?

Silicon Valley Insider charts newspapers and magazines with the wealthiest readerships. Wall Street Journal readers are the most cashed-up, while The Atlantic, The Economist and Architectural Digest readers also break the 100k mark.

Economist to charge for online content

Another magazine is joining the growing cohort of news outlets charging for their content online: The Economist, who are expected to develop an implement a payment model within six months.

Economist launches “single-issue subscriptions”

Uh, I think we used to call this “buying a magazine”. The Economist joins the great media scramble to offer new and different ways to charge for news.

Thailand censors The Economist

Thai magazine distributors have blocked an edition of The Economist from even entering the country due to an article about the Thai government’s censorship of internet sites said to be critical of the royal family.

Economist targets “intellectually curious”, circus performers in new ad

The Economist is running its first cinema ad campaign in eight years, in an effort to reach out to a new audience. Here’s what they’re hoping will catch the eye of “intellectually curious” potential readers.

Death of the newsweekly?

Why is it that Time and Newsweek are faltering, while a notionally similar weekly news digest — The Economist — is thriving?

Why Time and Newsweek will never be The Economist

We’re going to turn things around by being like The Economist” may be the most overused magazine cliché, but trying to emulate the mag is a fool’s errand. Vanity Fair explain why.

Time to start paying for online news?

A new venture called Journalism Online will offer a one-stop subscription site for access to multiple online newspapers and magazines. But will the punters pay?