''1843'' (formerly ''Intelligent Life'') is a
digital magazine published by ''
The Economist
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'' which features longform
narrative journalism
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as well as shorter reads and columns. Named after the year ''The Economist'' was founded, ''1843'' offers a complementary perspective to its sister publication, focusing more on narrative, rather than analysis. Like ''The Economist'', ''1843'' is based in
London
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and has a global readership. Like the newspaper, the magazine is owned by
The Economist Group
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, a British media holding company.
History
The magazine was launched under the title ''Intelligent Life'' in September 2007 as a quarterly publication, having previously been a summer annual and was billed as covering "the arts, style, food, wine, cars, travel and anything else under the sun, as long as it’s interesting."
In March 2016,
The Economist Group
The Economist Group (legally The Economist Newspaper Limited) is a media company headquartered in London, England. It is best known as publisher of ''The Economist'' newspaper and its sister lifestyle magazine, '' 1843''. The Economist Group spe ...
relaunched and rebranded ''Intelligent Life'' as ''1843'' (named for ''
The Economist
''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Econo ...
s founding year).
''1843'' magazine features contributions from ''The Economists journalists, as well as writers and photographers from around the world. It is edited by Rosie Blau. It is seen as akin to ''
The Wall Street Journal
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''
's ''
WSJ.
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'' and the ''
Financial Times
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''
'
FT Magazine
''FT Magazine'' is a supplement to the weekend edition of the ''Financial Times'' newspaper.
History and profile
''FT Magazine'' was founded in 2003. John Lloyd was the first editor of the magazine. It is published on Saturdays and covers world ...
.
It has won awards for its journalism from the
British Society of Magazine Editors, the
Association of Illustrators,
British Journalism Awards, the Foreign Press Association Media Awards, the Migration Media Awards,
Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards and the Travel Media Awards.
In May 2020 it was announced that ''1843'' would move to a digital-only format.
References
External links
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Annual magazines published in the United Kingdom
Bi-monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Quarterly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Cultural magazines published in the United Kingdom
Economist Group
Magazines established in 2007
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