Penn State University Libraries - News Magazines

Canada

• Maclean's
  • Canadian viewpoint
  • Covers news, as well as, other interests from all over the world
  • Published weekly

China

• Taiwan Panorama
  • Focuses on modern Taiwan, traditional culture, and overseas reports
  • Published monthly
  • Chinese and English language

England

• The Spectator
  • Slightly conservative weekly that covers British news
  • Published weekly
    
• The Week: The Best of the British and Foreign Media
  • Primarily British
  • Blends global commentary as well as news
  • Published weekly
    
• New Statesman
  • Emphasis is on news and politics, but also contains a hint of British culture in its back pages 
  • Published weekly
    
• Focus on Africa
  • Covers political, social, cultural, and sporting developments in Africa
  • Published by the BBC World Service
  • Published quarterly

France

• Le Nouvel Observateur
  • Slightly left magazine offers in-depth coverage of political and literary matters
  • Published weekly
  • French language
    
• L'Express International
  • Covers national and world news, politics, business and economics
  • Published weekly
  • French language

Germany

• Der Spiegel
  • Strong emphasis on political coverage, environmental issues, and foreign affairs. 
  • Published weekly
  • German language

Israel

• The Jerusalem Report
  • Covers Israel, the Jewish and Arab worlds
  • Offers critical and hard hitting articles
  • Published bi-weekly

Italy

• L'Espresso
  • Covers national and international news, politics, the economy, the arts, media, culture, and society, including medicine, science, and technology
  • Published weekly
  • Italian language

Spain

• Cambio 16
  • One of Spain's premier publications
  • Liberal and democratic values
  • Published weekly
  • Spanish language

Special Interest

• Commonweal
  • Covers politics, religion, and the arts -- from a Catholic viewpoint
  • Published bi-weekly
• The Economist
  • An established standard among news magazines
  • Authoritative information on world politics, global business, finance and economics, science and technology, and the arts 
  • Published weekly
• Street and Smith's SportsBusiness Journal
  • Covers the business of sports in depth
  • Published weekly

United States

• The American Prospect
  • Offers liberal political and social commentary 
  • Published monthly
    
• The American Spectator
  • News and opinions from a conservative viewpoint
  • Topics are not mainstream 
  • Published 10 issues/year
    
• The Atlantic Monthly
  • Topics include: news, politics, economics, business and finance, society and culture, and the arts
  • Published 10 issues/year
    
• Harper's
  • Wide range of articles written by experts about unlikely topics
    Published monthly
• The Nation
  • Leans to the left
  • Offers editorials and articles about politics, the economy and other issues
  • Published weekly (with exceptions)
    
• National Journal
  • Conservative, non-partisan
  • Covers the presidency, Congress, health and welfare, economics, lobbying, foreign affairs, and the media 
  • Published weekly
  • Also available online via Library subscription to researchers with a Penn State Access Account
    
• National Review
  • Conservative news magazine
  • Counters left-wing arguments with editorials and current interest articles
  • Published bi-weekly
    
• The New Republic
  • Neutral and balanced weekly
  • Political articles are written before they become mainstream topics
  • Published weekly
    
• New York Times Book Review
  • Offered by the New York Times Company
  • Reviews of noteworthy books, short reviews, essays and articles on topics and trends in publishing, literature, culture and the arts

• New York Times Magazine
  • Offered by the New York Times Company
  • Contains articles that focus on everything from politics to social matters as well as from art to entertainment

• Newsweek
  • Covers news and politics along with other topics
  • Offers a Perspectives page as well as a Conventional Wisdom page 
  • Published weekly
    
• The Progressive
  • Offers in-depth reporting and analysis on a multitude of issues, adding a little commentary sprinkled with humor
  • Published monthly
    
• Time
  • Covers news, business, science, and entertainment
  • Published weekly

• The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
  • Published by the American Educational Trust
  • Focuses on news and analysis about the Middle East and how it affects US policy
  • Published 9 issues/year