Nov 1st 2007
From The Economist print edition
Here’s an interesting article about the impact of religious conflict on global politics and economics. This article is part of a larger series of articles in the November 1 issue. All of the articles are available online.
I’ve always wondered . . .
Does anyone know why the Economist never acknowledges the authors of their articles? What’s the journalistic thinking behind that? I’ve always wondered — and now I know! Here’s what Wikipedia’s listing for the Economist shows today:
“The Economist does not print by-lines identifying the authors of articles other than survey articles and articles written by outsiders “By Invitation”. In their own words: “It is written anonymously, because it is a paper whose collective voice and personality matter more than the identities of individual journalists.”[19] Where needed, references to the author within the article are made as “your correspondent.” Rare exceptions to this rule occur where there might otherwise be a conflict of interest such as when reviewing a book written by someone connected with The Economist.”
There is it.
2 responses so far ↓
trademark registration // November 8, 2007 at 9:48 am
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elata // November 9, 2007 at 5:25 am
Unfortunately, the “collective voice” of the The Economist has gone out the window with the introduction of their most recent editor. Half the articles are not pro-free markets but rather pro-government regulation and intervention, and the other half are the good old Economist I used to know. I’d rather see who’s writing the good articles and which new hires are writing the awful articles, so I can write to have them fired ASAP. I’m letting my Economist subscription run out when it expires– I don’t want an article every week telling me that socialism is great.
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