The Economist

The Economist is a weekly news and international affairs publication of The Economist Newspaper Limited in London. As of 2004, its average circulation topped 1 million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.

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The Economist - London

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According to its contents page, its goal 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 and 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 support for fiscal conservativism; it thus practises advocacy journalism.

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News - Economics - Politics - Business - Finance - Science - Technology - Art - Government - Fiscal - Advocacy journalism

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For historical reasons The Economist is often referred to as a newspaper, although unlike most newspapers it is printed in magazine form on glossy paper, like a newsmagazine.

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Newspaper - Magazine - Paper - Newsmagazine

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The Economist belongs to The Economist Group. The Group includes the CFO brand family as well as European Voice http://www.europeanvoice.com and Roll Call http://www.rollcall.com (known as "the Newspaper of Capitol Hill").

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The Economist Group - Capitol Hill

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The Group also publishes The Economist Intelligence Unit http://www.eiu.com, called the EIU (a business information provider for businesses around the world). The EIU provides analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in 200 countries and employs 650 specialists.

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