| When genius and futurist John Naisbitt put | | | | While some keep up with national and global |
| out Megatrends in 1982 calling our future the | | | | affairs because it's interesting and fun to |
| "information age" even he could not have | | | | know what's going on, others keep up to |
| predicted the amount and value of information | | | | manage their money. Economics and the things |
| we would inhabit by the turn of the century. | | | | that effect finance play a decisive role in |
| With all forms of media, security cameras | | | | the slant of U.S. News and World Report. This |
| cell phones recording our every move there is | | | | magazine doesn't put on the same friendly |
| more news and not-really-news than we can | | | | front as Newsweek and instead covers hard |
| assimilate in a day. | | | | news stories, often with a financial or |
| | | | economic world angle as part of the picture. |
| News magazines have become a helpful and | | | | For investors or people who care about the |
| needed conglomeration of information to help | | | | price of tea in China because it affects |
| us sort out fact from fiction and keep us up | | | | their trade interests, U.S. News and World |
| on the need to know we encounter. Although | | | | Report is an obvious choice. |
| they all relate news, each of our three major | | | | |
| news magazines offers a different slant on | | | | News For The Rest Of Us |
| the events of our times. | | | | |
| | | | Then there are folks who simply like to keep |
| Politics Stage Left or Right | | | | up to date in a more generic or general way. |
| | | | We want to be informed but don't want to take |
| For political coverage above and beyond media | | | | a college class on government or business to |
| scope the distinct leader is Newsweek. From | | | | understand our events. For these folks, Time |
| its quotes of politicians and media stars to | | | | is the leading magazine of choice. Time |
| its "Conventional Wisdom" meter, Newsweek | | | | covers politics and money but includes a |
| offers all its news with a very political | | | | plethora of other topics as well. Time was a |
| approach. If there's an article about global | | | | groundbreaking force in bringing spirituality |
| warming, it will talk about how politician's | | | | articles to the cover and front of the |
| respond to the crisis. | | | | magazine and handles movies, media, and human |
| | | | interest with the same warm professionalism |
| If there is a movie review it will take note | | | | as it does politics, money and demographics. |
| of any imagery or idea that is remotely | | | | Time's famous "Person of the Year" is often |
| political. People who love Sunday morning | | | | the subject of controversy and is popularly |
| news talk shows are the type who enjoys | | | | awaited every year. The person is not always |
| Newsweek's Capital Hill coverage and view of | | | | a political leader, and not always a popular |
| the world from the policy makers of power. | | | | choice but reflects the world's focus on the |
| Like most publications, Newsweek is only as | | | | event of our age. |
| bipartisan as the writers on staff, but it | | | | |
| does work hard to objectify its coverage and | | | | There's a lot of stuff going on every minute |
| does offer a range experiences to play in its | | | | of every day and we are privy to most of it |
| politicized arena. | | | | via media. Selecting a news magazine that |
| | | | fits your focus of information helps funnel |
| What About My Wallet? | | | | that coverage into a meaningful block of |
| | | | knowledge. |