Who writes for The Economist?

July 10, 2006 6:39 PM

Who writes for The Economist?
posted by airguitar to Writing & Language (10 answers total)

http://economist.com/help/DisplayHelp.cfm?folder=663377#About_The_Economist

"Why is it anonymous? Many hands write The Economist, but it speaks with a collective voice. Leaders are discussed, often disputed, each week in meetings that are open to all members of the editorial staff. Journalists often co-operate on articles. And some articles are heavily edited. The main reason for anonymity, however, is a belief that what is written is more important than who writes it. As Geoffrey Crowther, editor from 1938 to 1956, put it, anonymity keeps the editor "not the master but the servant of something far greater than himself. You can call that ancestor-worship if you wish, but it gives to the paper an astonishing momentum of thought and principle.""
posted by jellicle at 6:44 PM on July 10, 2006

They made a deliberate decision to not add bylines to the articles. Or do you want actual names of contributing journalists?
posted by darsh at 6:44 PM on July 10, 2006

I believe that Megan McCardle works for that publication.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 6:46 PM on July 10, 2006

Meghan McCardle, for one.
posted by dorisfromregopark at 6:46 PM on July 10, 2006

And I am shamed.
posted by dorisfromregopark at 6:48 PM on July 10, 2006

Google searches for
"former Economist writer"
"former writer for The Economist"
provide a few names.
posted by junesix at 6:51 PM on July 10, 2006

A combination of full-time staff journalists and stringers. There is nothing special about them except that they publish anonymously (and, well, they're a pretty bright bunch). You can find the names and beats of their correpsondents by searching here.
posted by nyterrant at 6:52 PM on July 10, 2006

(and, well, they're a pretty bright bunch)

...and one of them believed in fairy tales, hee hee.
posted by lbergstr at 8:54 PM on July 10, 2006

I thought it was some guy named SIR.
posted by Alt F4 at 4:31 AM on July 11, 2006

He just answers the letters.
posted by yerfatma at 6:16 AM on July 11, 2006