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Old 04-23-03, 07:22 PM
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Good Business Publication?

I'm getting closer to the time where I will have to enter "the real world", and I figure it couldn't hurt to know more about what I'm getting into. I have wanted to subscribe to a business magazine for a while, but I just don't know what would be the best investment. They all are very expensive subscriptions, so if I could get one magazine to fullfill my needs, that would be a plus. What are my needs? Economic news. I have already been recommended The Wallstreet Journal, but I have also read a few articles from The Economist which I have enjoyed. Anyone have any suggestions of other publications to look at before making a decision on one? Any personal experiences with these publications?
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One word: library. It's free!

I had a subscription to the WSJ during my MBA, but hardly ever had time to read it.
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Just what I thought, this thread showed up here DOA
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I read the Economist for years and for the most part enjoyed it; lots of info in there.

Sometimes I felt it took dogma too far which was why, eventually, I let my subscription lapse.
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Originally posted by benedict

Sometimes I felt it took dogma too far which was why, eventually, I let my subscription lapse.
Could you please elaborate on that?
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The Economist prides itself on being an "opinionated" publication with a particular free-market slant: I found that sometimes its articles lost touch with reality as a result of applying this philosophy to the nth degree.

That acount still remains pretty non-specific, I realise, but we are talking about years ago. In fact, I let the subscription lapse twice having once before relented and given it a second chance....

.... as it happens, currently I am thinking of giving it a third chance! The informed and often common-sense approach was what appealed and the occasional "grating" article I can probably overlook. Or maybe we can both make do with the online version I've linked to above!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...925906-4866318
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I've enjoyed the Economist, WSJ, and Business Week. Entrepreneur Magazine has also had some good articles.
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I read Business 2.0 and Entrepreneur on my own subscription, and read WSJ, Barron's (mostly because I have an ad in there that runs every week), and Fortune as well as some industry specific magazines at work. Business 2.0 is probably my favorite for a business/technology magazine.

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