Bloomberg Businessweek Print Magazine

I read Businessweek to keep myself up to date

I can't pay the full price of this magazine and the Amazon discounted price allows me to get the detailed kind of reporting I miss so much in modern media. It is a source I trust and feel confident is responsible. The content is understandable for "regular" folks and offers some explanations of the more complex concepts but it doesn't completely shy away from the complex when it is appropriate. I also subscribe to LA times, the Washington Post and The Arizona Republic but this is my favorite news since business really does make everything else possible.

I find this magazine to be the most non-biased news source out there. Not because every article is "neutral" in scope, but because of the wide spread of opinions/leanings underlying the main article pieces. I personally find this the most enlightening part, as it allows one to "see through the eyes" and understand different viewpoints.Sure, you can go and consume news elsewhere that will just reinforce and validate your current beliefs, but if you are looking for something to open your mind up a little more, this is a great place to turn.

Bloomberg Businessweek is a very good and informative magazine for people interested in both current events and and worldwide business news. The magazine has a slightly liberal bent. Almost all articles are thoroughly analysed and well-written. Articles are timely and understandable. You will often find interesting articles about topics not found in other publications.Now for the negative side. A large percent of charts and tables are too complex and too dificult to understand. I've worked for decades in a profession that makes ample use of charts and tables to explain issues. But no one makes charts as confusing as those found in this magazine.Some Businessweek articles are written with just about no margins at the edges of the paper. I assume the only reason they do this is to be unique. On too many occasions I have not been able to read articles because the print ran off the edge of the paper making some words disappear. I sent e-mails to Businessweek two times complaining that I could not read some of the articles because of the above mentioned problem. I asked for replacment issues of the magazine. On both occasions my e-mails were ignored. This complete lack of customer service is annoying.Although I have issues with this publication, I do recommend it.

I have been reading Business Week for years and love the variety of topics they cover. I also find the topics lead to me being able to add to conversations on a wide variety of topics.

Since Bloomberg took over the magazine, the quality of the articles has improved, and I really enjoy the fact that there are several longer articles in each issue, and that they are continuous (no jumping thirty pages to get the last couple of paragraphs).That is, I like it when I get it. SInce they "improved" their delivery system last fall, I've received less than 1/3 of the issues. We live in a condo building and apparently the newspaper delivery person is supposed to leave it on Friday morning. Week after week, I open the door and it is not there. My mother lives in the same building, and she has received a couple issues (tucked inside her paper).Just in case someone actually does leave the paper in our building, they have removed all identifying information -- so if it is in the lobby, there is a "free" magazine for the first person walking by. That's not to say I get the newsstand edition -- there is still an ugly big white address box on the cover, it just is empty.Of course, the first thing they want when you try to contact them is your subscription number -- sorry, but I don't keep six month old magazines lying around. When I finally just sent off an email to them around around the holidays, I actually got 3 issues in a row. But nothing the last 3 weeks.I subscribe to 6 other magazines, and have not had these problems with any of them (special kudos to Mental Floss, which actually began my subscription with the issue that was currently on the newsstands when I signed up).Maybe their newly improved journalists should do an article about shoddy subscription fulfillment services -- or maybe they have -- I wouldn't know.

I "retired" 2 years ago but am doing some part time consulting and continuing to work with several volunteer organizations that I've been involved with for years. I wanted to stay connected to the business world and remain an "interesting person". I chose Business Week and Wall St Journal as ways to keep up with what is going on. I try to spend at least 1/2 hr per day reading these publications. Each publication has their own area of coverage and viewpoint, but it is working well for me.Negative - my old subscription was direct, I'm getting a few duplicate copies until the old one phases out.Dick

This magazine is in contention for my favorite, up there with Wired. Actually this one fills a different need... it comes once a week and keeps you up to date on important developments. The business perspective is interesting and it's great that they don't seem to have a political bias as far as I can tell. (Or maybe I just agree with them :-) They use a touch of humor in an effective way; I love the business book haikus. I gave up on Time and Newsweek a while ago and this more than replaces them.