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> The Economist ... rarely editorialize their articles. What? The Economist is almost entirely editorials. The only difference between it and other editorial-o
by lq313c 6y ago
> The Economist ... rarely editorialize their articles.
What? The Economist is almost entirely editorials. The only difference between it and other editorial-only publications like Foreign Affairs is that the authors' names are deliberately removed to give the paper a sense of speaking with "one collective voice". Every article subheading is an opinion, and ends with a paragraph firmly staking out a position. The writing may be eloquent, and the graphs pretty, but the result is a publication that heavily editorializes, while lacking any debate or diversity of thought.
Examples from current issue:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/03/20/bidens-muddle-on-immigration https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/03/20/bidens-muddle-o...
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/03/18/how-europes-vaccine-caution-can-cost-lives https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/03/18/how-europes-vac...
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/09/03/the-uns-peacekeepers-are-under-pressure-to-quit-congo https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/09/03/...