CHICAGO TRIBUNE PICKS TOP 50 MAGAZINES
The Economist leads the newspaper’s 4th annual list of top
magazines
CHICAGO, June 14, 2006–When Chicago
Tribune unveils its annual list of 50 best magazines it will show
an eclectic mix of the obscure (Wisconsin Trails) to the
mainstream (Time). But this year it’s a British magazine that won
the hearts of the Chicago Tribune staff, which gives the magazine
its top honor. The newspaper’s list will be published in its
Tempo section tomorrow.
Ranking atop Chicago Tribune’s 2006 list is the Economist, the
weekly current affairs and business magazine which the paper
describes as “the best English-language newsweekly” whose
strength lies in its international coverage “where it does not
feel moved to cover a faraway land only at a time of unmitigated
disaster.” The magazine, published in Great Britain, ranked 3rd
in last year’s list.
Rounding out Chicago Tribune’s top five for the year are Dwell
(home design), Wired (digital technology), The New Yorker
(current events) and ESPN the magazine (sports). Past top-ranked
magazines Cook’s
Illustrated (2003), Wired (2004) and Blender (2005)
have also found their
places high on this year’s list.
“In ranking the magazines every year, we consider whether they’re
interesting, whether they have great journalism, but most
importantly, whether they are successful in fulfilling its
mission and accomplish what they set out to do,” said Tim Bannon,
editor of Chicago Tribune’s Tempo section. “Our rankings are
completely subjective, but there’s a lot of thoughtfulness that
go into formulating the list.”
Chicago Tribune’s 2006 list of top 50 magazines are:
1. The Economist
2. Dwell
3. Wired
4. The New Yorker
5. ESPN the magazine
6. Esquire
7. Consumer Reports
8. Blender
9. Gourmet
10. The Atlantic
11. Men’s Vogue
12. Cook’s Illustrated
13. Cottage Living
14. Mother Jones
15. Men’s Health
16. Harper’s
17. Interview
18. VegNews
19. Lucky
20. Conceive
21. French Vogue
22. New York Magazine
23. Vanity Fair
24. Giant
25. O. The Oprah Magazine
26. PC Magazine
27. Vogue
28. Spin
29. Time/Newsweek
30. Self
31. Whole Dog Journal
32. Saveur
33. Essence
34. Parents
35. Fine Homebuilding
36. Baseball America
37. Reason
38. Domino
39. Lincoln Lore
40. LensWork
41. Chicago
42. Bark
43. Psychotherapy Networker
44. Everyday Food/Monthly
45. World Soccer
46. Twins
47. Blueprint
48. W
49. Wisconsin Trails
50. Vogue Knitting
“With more than 17,000 publications to choose from, the magazine
industry is one that caters to special interests,” said Bannon.
“So, we’ve reached out to as many people on our staff to identify
the magazines we look forward to getting, the ones that clutter
our nightstands and the ones we’re most passionate about.”
About Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune Company publishes the Pulitzer Prize-winning
newspaper with daily readership of 1.7 million and 2.7 million on
Sunday. Together with other media businesses it operates —
including chicagotribune.com, RedEye, Hoy and Chicago Magazine —
Chicago Tribune Company reaches approximately 60 percent of
adults in Chicagoland every week. Chicago Tribune is the founding
publication of Tribune Company, one of the country’s leading
media companies with businesses in broadcasting, publishing and
on the Internet.
