Economist Intelligence Unit

...After 1960, her son-in-law W. Bagehot became editor-in-chief and wrote prolifically until the end of his life (1877-1912), further increasing the magazine's reputation as a great editor (circulation was about 3,000 at the time). In September 1943 (circulation was about 10,000 at the time), to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the magazine's founding, the magazine decided to cover not only economic issues but also various social issues in general, and to provide the magazine with its own unique opinions rather than simply publishing the opinions of contributors, the Economist Intelligence Unit was established. Today, the magazine has more than 1,000 staff members in London alone, and well over 10,000 staff members in most countries around the world, including Japan. Currently, nearly half of the magazine's circulation is for overseas use, and since its founding, the magazine has maintained a policy of all published articles being unsigned. ...

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…60年以降，女婿のW.バジョットが主筆となり，終生(‐1877)健筆をふるい，名編集者としてますます同誌の名声を高めた(当時の発行部数約3000部)。1943年9月(当時は約1万部)，創刊100年を記念して経済問題だけでなく，広く社会諸事象をも取り扱うことにするとともに，単に寄稿家の意見を掲載するだけでなく，同誌独自の意見をもつために，Economist Intelligence Unitを創立し，今日，ロンドンだけでも1000余人，日本を含む世界の大多数の国の現地支所を合わせると優に1万を超す職員を擁している。現在，その発行部数の半ば近くは海外向けであり，また創刊以来，掲載論文のすべては無署名という方針を貫いている。…

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