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Originally Posted by trickyy
i haven't read macleans but i will look for it
for news, i get harpers and foreign affairs (6 per year). i like both of them although i don't always have the time to read everything. my favorite part of harpers is the first third of each issue where they reprint interesting and unusual primary-source material. example
foreign affairs is great for world issues. the articles are longer (and each issue is pretty thick) but i'd say it's at a high school reading level. i like foreign affairs because it shows a broader range of views than other magazines. i've only been able to read parts of each issue, but i've learned quite a bit. you can check www.foreignaffairs.org or www.cfr.org to see examples of articles and topics.
if you're looking for something with shorter tidbits of news, maybe The Week would be good. i have no idea what it's like, but i keep getting junk mail and mag inserts from them. it's marketing itself as a "smarter" news magazine, so maybe it is. |
Good info, thanks.
The Week is a nice magazine for very brief shorts about the news. It's a thin magazine, and is consciously not too wordy. I am pretty sure US News & World Report stole their "Cross Country" and "The World" sections from The Week, as they did it first, and better. For those not familiar, the sections basically are set on a geographic map with indicators and area-specific stories being placed accordingly.
I enjoy The Economist, but it would be nice if it would arrive a day or so sooner. The publish date is April 20-26th, and I only received my copy today, on the 25th. I don't follow news online, or watch it on television, so the stories aren't dated for me. It's just a minor annoyance that I am not able to start reading it earlier in the week.
Lastly, regarding the magazines you suggested.. Where is Harpers based? And is their country of publication relevent to the news and types of news covered? Or is it pretty general/worldly?