Getting offended on behalf of others is controversial in general, but in this case it's plain silly. URL: subscription.economist.com/Magazine/Subscribe www.ec

Getting offended on behalf of others is controversial in general, but in this case it's plain silly. URL: subscription.economist.com/Magazine/Subscribe www.economist.com/about-the-economist > Frequently asked questions > Why does The Economist call itself a newspaper? > [...] By the time the transformation from newspaper to magazine format had been completed, the habit of referring to ourselves as “this newspaper” had stuck.