Researching current affairs magazine: The Spectator

The Spectator:  


- A weekly British magazine on politics, culture and current affairs.
- Established in 1828
- Based in London

'Best-Written and most influential weekly in the English Language'

- Writers only have allegiance to clarity of thought, elegance of expression and independence of opinion.

Motto = 'Firm, but unfair'

- Owned by David and Frederick Barclay
- Generally a conservative outlook but say they range from left to right views.

- Paid circulation = 77,942
- Total circulation = 85,267
- Spectator Australia launched in 2008

- Past editors include Boris Johnson (1999-2005) and other cabinet members like Iain Macleod, Ian Gilmour and Nigel Lawson.
- Current Editor is Fraser Nelson who replaced d 'Ancona in 2009. He redesigned the paper.

Includes:
- Arts pages on books
- Music
- Opera
- Film and TV reviews

They also have their own Spectator Club in which exclusive subscribers get special offers, events, discounts and can enter various competition. As well as that they have their own merch from mugs to socks. Also they encourage for the people to get involved and advertise in the Spectator as they have been 'Renowned for having opinion, often surprising and provocative but always elegantly and humorously expressed'


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  1. Miss King16 May 2020 at 11:25

    A good post - it helps you to think about:
    Will my magazine be weekly or monthly?
    What will my mission statement be for my TA?

    This would be a good post.

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