The editor of The Economist, staple reading for many LSE students, resigned today after 12 years of holding the post. Bill Emmott has been credited with doubling magazine circulation (to 1 million copies a week) and was also behind the redesign in 2001 in which the magazine went into full colour format.
The Economist is famous for its non-existent bylines; which means that you don't know who wrote what you just read. This bit of news is interesting because it's the first time I've seen a face representing this publication. The anonymity does bring a level of professionalism to the magazine but I feel that sometimes its facelessness causes it to lack character.
I also find this a little annoying sometimes because I like finding out about whose work I'm reading. I often do a Wikipedia search on writers' and columnists' names. So many good writers have studied at Oxford. Incidentally, Mr Emmott studied PPE at Oxford too.
Check out a recent interview with Bill Emmott here.
1 comment:
i must say that.. the economist is typically british... very very boringly written but just has to be read because it has good stuff in it
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