The Spectator (magazine)

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The Spectator

description magazine
Area of ​​Expertise Politics , culture
language English
publishing company Press Holdings ( United Kingdom )
First edition July 5, 1828
Frequency of publication weekly
Sold edition 70,300 copies
Editor-in-chief Fraser Nelson
editor Fraser Nelson
Web link www.spectator.co.uk
ISSN 0038-6952

The Spectator is a weekly British magazine for politics and culture based in London. It has been published since 1828 , making it the oldest English language magazine still in existence. The Spectator is known as the “reference sheet of conservative intellectuals” and is known for its high quality analysis and snappy tone.

The magazine is as much as the conservative daily The Daily Telegraph and the art magazine Apollo of Press Holdings by David and Frederick Barclay . The editor has been Fraser Nelson, who has worked for The Scotsman and The Times since 2009 . Among his predecessors were Iain Macleod , Nigel Lawson and Boris Johnson , all politicians from the Conservative Party .

In addition to the usual reports and essays on politics, business, art, music, and books, there are regular supplements on food and drink, travel, and luxury items. An Australian edition has also been published since 2008.

On the homepage of the Spectator u. a. operated the politics blog Coffee House and an online shop . The Spectator also organizes debates, conferences, readings, concerts and museum tours.

The political orientation of the Spectator today is generally rather conservative; in the 19th century the Spectator still supported the Whigs and their successors in the party structure, the Liberal Party . At the end of the 19th century, however, there was increasing support for the Liberal Unionists who later merged with the Conservative Party. The Spectator is critical of the EU and leans much more towards the Atlantic .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Media Pack 2010 ( Memento from January 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF).
  2. ^ The Spectator ( memento September 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ): About us
  3. ↑ presseurop.eu : The Spectator
  4. ^ The Spectator Australia ( February 9, 2011 memento in the Internet Archive ): About us
  5. ^ The Spectator : Events