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Recommendations for news/magazine subscriptions?
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:28 pm
by japantous
Hi all,
Being inundated with ads on online news sites its getting a bit tiresome, so I wondered how many of you subscribe to news sites/magazines (or physical newspapers for that matter), and if so, which you would recommend? (Japanese or English welcome).
Long ago I had a TIME magazine subscription which was distributed via some other company in Asia...
Also used to buy the Newton science mag but the Japanese was a bit beyond my language level
Now I'm considering subscribing to Japan Times or Nikkei.
Anyways, I thought it would be interesting to hear what everyone is reading!
Re: Recommendations for news/magazine subscriptions?
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:38 am
by Tsumitate Wrestler
The Economist (Digital) - excellent coverage with great podcasts. All articles also have professional audio.
The Economist (Print) - If you are a high earner. This is an expensive subscription as it is a weekly magazine.
Re: Recommendations for news/magazine subscriptions?
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 1:06 am
by Paulo
HBR
They halved the number of issues to 6 a year a while back but still a great read with lots of intersting topics across all of business. The print version gives you access to the whole digital back catalogue plus a lot more.
Re: Recommendations for news/magazine subscriptions?
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 10:49 am
by paul
I've been signing up and then cancelling trial subsciptions of the New Yorker and the Atlantic for the last few years, then tried Match of the Day and FourFourTwo for the soccer obsessed kids. The deals vary, but they're generally under 1000 per issue for a year. I think the New Yorker generally has the best deals, and they throw in a New Yorker tote bag that you can usually sell for about 1000 on Mercari
Re: Recommendations for news/magazine subscriptions?
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 11:00 pm
by Deep Blue
The FT and The Times (UK) for me. Occasionally subscribe to the WSJ if they are having one of their $1 sales.
All online only.
Re: Recommendations for news/magazine subscriptions?
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2023 2:49 am
by Teflon
Deep Blue wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 11:00 pm
The FT and The Times (UK) for me. Occasionally subscribe to the WSJ if they are having one of their $1 sales.
All online only.
Yes! I second the WSJ as a great bang for the buck. I signed up for the $2/month digital only subscription special offer and I read it daily. The articles are well written and cover many financial topics in-depth with beautiful charts and other useful statistics. I'm definitely happy with it.
Re: Recommendations for news/magazine subscriptions?
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2023 6:09 am
by Wales4rugbyWC23
Private Eye and the Daily Telegraph
Re: Recommendations for news/magazine subscriptions?
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:33 pm
by tagawa
Tsumitate Wrestler wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:38 am
The Economist (Digital) - excellent coverage with great podcasts. All articles also have professional audio.
The Economist (Print) - If you are a high earner. This is an expensive subscription as it is a weekly magazine.
I second the recommendation for The Economist. Not only is the content interesting, balanced and relevant, the writing is engaging and sometimes even humorous.