In my current job, I spend much time reading different products from think tanks and internal discussions of different topics. It has been fascinating to me to see the wealth of information that is available online and in print or both. Slowly, I have actually started subscriptions to magazines—a tool seemingly of the past. Much of the information that they provide is available online, but there is something different that comes from reading an article in a printed magazine.
While I get much of my news from newspapers online (New York Times and Washington Post), I also get headlines from The Week Magazine (which has probably the best “10 things you need to know today” newsletters) and some from Christianity Today. But, to get a deep dive into substantive issues, I read magazines.
Several of the magazines, I read are provided by work that I’m able to read online, on my iPad, or through a secure site. I’ve been pleased by the assortment of magazines from the Army MWR Libraries that I look through frequently. However, I began to notice that the articles that most interested me and linked in the reading I was doing were from Foreign Affairs and from The Atlantic. It has been interesting and enriching taking the time to read the deeper and diverse viewpoints and topics that the magazines have provided. If you are looking to a broader understanding of the news, magazines are a great place to start.