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thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
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Last Edited: 2013-01-21 03:55:10
February 21 2012 17:08 GMT
#1

I finally started reading The Economist this weekend. I picked up the magazine on Sunday afternoon, as I was somewhat at a loss as to what I should be doing with the ample time I had over the three day weekend. I'm already 6 issues behind, but I'm finding that reading magazines, even in this digital and online age, isn't so bad at all[1].

One big advantage that such publications have over online news channels, is that I can't set up an information filter beforehand. Online, I have a bias towards finding the information that interests or pertains to me, but in the form of a physical magazine, the effectiveness of such efforts is compromised. By going through the physical publication, I'm inadvertently exposed to current events in remote areas such as Africa, South East Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. I probably wouldn't have read nearly as much about these regions had I looked for information online.

Related, is the fact that I can skim and skip through topics after I am made aware of them. I see a topic, and if I don't feel like reading thoroughly, I will at least skim the text to get a feel for what the article is about. I feel that this is one of the big differences between physical and online publications; it's analogous to the 'book discovery' problem that physical book stores still do better than Amazon. Sometimes it's good that our online mega filter doesn't have a chance to act in full gear.

But of course, not everything is great about a magazine. For one, even in a publication like The Economist, there are plenty of articles that are of zero value to me. Identifying and getting through these pieces with minimal sunk time becomes somewhat imperative. It's a drawback of having a weaker topic filter, against which we need to fine a healthy balance.

For instance, I read this publication for financial and global/political news that pertains to the world's economy. 'Pure politics' or technology are examples of topics I'm not looking for when I am reading The Economist. Skimming becomes paramount. There are a lot of words in one issue of this magazine.

It's not that I'm completely disinterested in the rising cost of natural disasters or humanitarian issues (after all, I did voluntarily attend a Nick Krystof talk which was solely on human rights issues). It's just that I'm not looking for such material when reading this particular publication.

Such an attitude makes the task of reading the publication "cover to cover" a little less daunting, as the 100 pages are whittled down to something around 50[2].

Overall, I'm enjoying reading The Economist. Sometimes I'm concerned that I may be skipping over too many topics relating to global politics, but at least I'm aware of things going on in Nigeria or Hungary, rather than my previous ignorance towards their developments. I'm sure my attitude and methodology in parsing its text will evolve over time, hopefully for the better.

I must say though. Even with all the skimming and skipping, it takes hours for me to read one issue. I'm not sure how I'd cope if I had chosen to read every single mundane article, even the one about a new Napoleon theme park in France.


[1] We've had a subscription from late last year. I just hadn't started reading it.

[2] There's actually not that many pages devoted to advertising. Perhaps 20-30 pages.




Crossposted from my main blog

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pebblebeach
Profile Joined June 2011
35 Posts
February 21 2012 17:32 GMT
#2
I've been reading the economist for a few months now. There are many articles that I don't really care for that highlight things like politics in eastern Europe. They also have a very pro-business slant with a bit of euroscepticism mixed in. But it's nice to look at things from a different perspective. Some of their articles are really excellent though and make me reexamine my worldview. I enjoy reading the letters to the editor, Charlemagne and Bagehot.
zalz
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Netherlands3291 Posts
February 21 2012 18:12 GMT
#3
I have been reading 'The Economist' for a few years now, but I don't bother to read any and all articles.

Even the editors have a need to fill up every new release, so there is some intentional page filler that they know is lower quality.


I think I read maybe half of each edition, but it depends on the subjects. I don't care much for Africa, but a Middle-easter/Asian edition is always good for a few hours.
drag_
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
England425 Posts
February 21 2012 18:13 GMT
#4
I read the economist cover to cover nearly every week, besides the New Yorker it's probably the best weekly publication out there.
ssartor
Profile Joined February 2011
United States127 Posts
February 21 2012 19:16 GMT
#5
reason magazine all the way
"If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn." — Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged)
Sabu113
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States8450 Posts
February 21 2012 20:21 GMT
#6
It's a fantastic magazine. I generally read the majority of the US and Econ sections (occasionally the spec report or business thrown in).

I highly recommend Democracy in America/Free exchange. They aren't as expansive in scope but they usually have interesting opinion pieces and the journal articles FE links too are almost always worth a gander.
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m3rciless
Profile Joined August 2009
United States1403 Posts
February 21 2012 21:50 GMT
#7
On February 22 2012 03:13 drag_ wrote:
I read the economist cover to cover nearly every week, besides the New Yorker it's probably the best weekly publication out there.


Yep
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thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
37855 Posts
February 22 2012 04:28 GMT
#8
Great to see a few Economist readers on TL
Mobius_1
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2726 Posts
February 22 2012 05:28 GMT
#9
I stopped reading the Economist when I got to Uni with 25 pence Financial Times.

But still one of the best publications out there.
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Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
February 22 2012 05:33 GMT
#10
I used to read it weekly when I was in school, now I actually don't have time to read it properly. I just read their website from time to time.

It's funny because, even with the physical copy, I almost never read Middle East and Africa, and very occasionally Europe. They are like auto-skip for me.
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thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
37855 Posts
February 22 2012 06:12 GMT
#11
>Mobius

Jealous ><

>Cambium

Yup I have a rough time reading Africa. Middle East I read about half of, and I read all of Europe since this EU Financial mess is something I need to be tracking for my own financial reasons.
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