''1843'' (formerly ''Intelligent Life'') is a digital magazine published by ''

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'' which features longform

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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

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and has a global readership. Like the newspaper, the magazine is owned by

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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,

relaunched and rebranded ''Intelligent Life'' as ''1843'' (named for ''

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 ''

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'''s '' WSJ.'' and the ''

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'''

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. It has won awards for its journalism from the

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, the

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, the Foreign Press Association Media Awards, the Migration Media Awards,

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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

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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 {{UK-culture-mag-stub