Task 2

TASK 2: MAGAZINES: Research two or three current affairs magazines, including The Week and two others of your choice, preferable aimed at younger people. Make a short description of each, including how long they have been running, their social media profiles, types of articles they publish.



The Week
 https://www.dennis.co.uk/brands/current-affairs/the-week/

 https://subscription.theweek.co.uk/digital-options?ppcad=true&ppcad=true&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyPbzBRDsARIsAFh15JYnhSeacd2sAbLmEc1C-1XFpzGxIojkiz3tbF7VnL9CQ3TUQGG7fYwaAgxIEALw_wcB


 http://ads.theweek.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Week-Media-Kit-20201.pdf     -  the week press kit


British publication was founded in 1995 and the American edition started in 2001; an Australian edition was published between 2008 and 2012.

Total circulation (2016) --> 206,251 (UK) 578,163 (US)





The week junior
- https://theweekjunior.co.uk/subscriptions?ppcad=true&gclid=CjwKCAjwguzzBRBiEiwAgU0FT1Gttv3dVGneIPnRPDtSnnm6NIrviUwNrH5kEfSFauuzBhwoY2eNvxoCoacQAvD_BwE

A children's edition, The Week Junior, has been published in the UK since 2015.










The Econimist
https://subscription.economist.com/DA/PPC/2003_FQDEFAULT/Adcopy2?gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=CjwKCAjwguzzBRBiEiwAgU0FT0r0_5e4fVA1Wz2EvcwzCSz61Icqfw5Ukanq3Lc2h_gj4Y7UvoYNhxoCTZ0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds







Founded in 1843, The Economist was first circulated by James Wilson to muster support for abolishing the British Corn Laws (1815–46), a system of import tariffs.

- less cluttered 
- focued on the news, not entertainment 
- clear and streamlines to present the news fast


 https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist/   - @TheEconimist

 https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist/    -@theeconimist

https://twitter.com/theeconomist         - @TheEconimist

https://www.linkedin.com/authwall?trk=gf&trkInfo=AQHekvMAK4EScQAAAXEb0Z_Y24HMDtkd9TGg8Q4t9qRPw4CB0ShBc5Q91O06LxdJiQRE1l-TFF4Dej6SIBq3dDbfdOPtCGJR-75f_zwzrYXbJqbsKU4d2TzlylfqL_hqsLc4iMc=&originalReferer=https://www.economist.com/&sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fthe-economist        - @


https://www.youtube.com/user/economistmagazine  - The Econimist


 https://www.economist.com/rss  -














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