Perspectives in Publications



“Consider the Source”

A Resource Guide to Liberal, Conservative and Nonpartisan Periodicals

ver heard the saying “consider the source” in response to something that was questioned? Well, the same advice applies to what you read – consider the source. When conducting research, bear in mind that periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers) may have varying points-of-view, biases, and/or political leanings. Here are some questions to ask when considering using a periodical source:

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• Is there a bias in the publication or is it non-partisan?

• Who is the sponsor (publisher or benefactor) of the publication?

• What is the agenda of the sponsor – to simply share information or to influence social or political change?

Some publications have specific political perspectives and outright state what they are, as in Dissent Magazine (self-described as “a magazine of the left”) or National Review’s boost of, “we give you the right view and back it up.” Still, there are other publications that do not clearly state their political leanings; but over time have been deemed as left- or right-leaning based on such factors as the points-of-view of their opinion columnists, the make-up of their editorial staff, and/or their endorsements of politicians. Many newspapers fall into this rather opaque category.

A good rule of thumb to use in determining whether a publication is liberal or conservative has been provided by Media Research Center’s L. Brent Bozell III: “if the paper never met a conservative cause it didn’t like, it’s conservative, and if it never met a liberal cause it didn’t like, it’s liberal.”

Outlined in the following pages is an annotated listing of publications that have been categorized as conservative, liberal, non-partisan and religious. Some of the terms used to describe these publications will contain the following:

• Magazine – a periodical for general reading containing articles, photographs and stories on a variety of subjects.

• Peer Reviewed – this descriptor indicates that manuscripts submitted to a magazine or articles submitted to a journal publication are examined by the editor and one or more specialists (peers) in the specific field before approval is given to publish the information. The term “refereed” is used interchangeably with “peer reviewed.”

• Scholarly Journal – a periodical (usually academic) containing articles or research information written by scholars and/or experts in a particular subject field.

As always, if you have questions or need assistance with your research projects, please ask a librarian.

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|JOURNALS |

|Left |Right |Non-Partisan |Religious |

|(Liberal) |(Conservative) | |Perspective |

|Economy and Society |Cato Journal |Foreign Affairs |Al-Tawhid |

|A scholarly, peer-reviewed journal focused|This libertarian-leaning journal covers |A refereed scholarly journal published |(Islamic) |

|on progressive political, economic, and |public policy issues on Social Security, |by the Council on Foreign Relations (a |A quarterly journal of Islamic thought |

|social issues in Europe, North America, |monetary, natural resources, and military |nonprofit, nonpartisan organization) |and culture published by The Foundation|

|Australia and the Pacific. |spending. |provides serious discussion of American|of Islamic Thought. |

| | |foreign policy and international | |

| | |affairs. | |

|New Politics | | | |

|A 200-page semi-annual that is an |The National Interest (TNI) |Public Opinion Quarterly | |

|independent socialist forum for dialogue |This journal contains strong conservative |A peer-reviewed academic journal that | |

|and debate on the left, which “insists on |and libertarian writings on American |is among the most frequently cited |Commonweal |

|the centrality of democracy to socialism |foreign policy and politics. |journals of its kind. Most beneficial |(Catholic) |

|and on the need to rely on mass movements | |to academicians and all social science |Self-described as, “the oldest |

|from below for progressive social | |researchers, it provides articles |independent lay Catholic journal of |

|transformation.” | |analyzing trends and problems in public|opinion in the United States,” |

|newpolitics. |Policy Review |opinion research. |Commonweal covers issues on religion, |

| |This journal presents articles of serious | |politics, public affairs, literature, |

| |thinking on the American condition, the |The Washington Quarterly (TWQ) |the arts, and social and cultural |

|Politics and Society |workings of government, and political and |Worldwide contributors to this journal |issues. |

|Through a Marxist/ post-Marxist |economic systems. |reflect diverse political, regional, | |

|perspective, this journal focuses on | professional perspectives on| |

|issues of state, class analysis, politics |eview |topics of the U.S. role in the world, | |

|of gender, and the future of capitalism | |reducing terrorism, emerging great | |

|and socialism. | |powers and the implications of global | |

| | |political change. | |

| |The Public Interest (PI) | | |

| |A self-described neoconservative journal | |Modern Judaism |

| |that spotlights articles on domestic | |(Jewish) |

|Science and Society |policy regarding education, welfare, | |Published by Oxford University Press, |

|The longest continuously published Marxist|housing, poverty, politics and culture. |Wilson Quarterly (WQ) |topics pertinent to the understanding |

|scholarly journal in the world, Science |Publication ceased in April, 2005, |Though self-described as a magazine, |of Jewish life today are discussed |

|and Society focuses on social and |however, it’s complete archives are |this publication has the tone and |through distinctive, interdisciplinary |

|political theory, economics, philosophy, |available online via this website: |characteristics of a journal that |forums. |

|and the serious analysis of con-temporary | |provides a non-partisan, |

|societies. |/public_interest/default.asp |non-ideological focus on issues in |aism/ |

| | |politics and policy, culture, religion,| |

| | |science, and other fields that impact | |

|Telos: A Quarterly Journal of Critical | |public life. | |

|Thoughts | | |

|A journal of international discussions on | |useaction=wq.welcome | |

|political, social, academic, religious and| | | |

|cultural change in Europe and the U. S., | | | |

|and the state of US-European relations. | | | |

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|MAGAZINES |

|Left |Right |Non-Partisan |Religious |

|(Liberal) |(Conservative) |News & Opinion |Perspective |

|The American Prospect |The American Conservative (TAC) |Business Week |America |

|A magazine for the general reader, that |This monthly right-wing opinion magazine, |Considered a market leader, this news |(Catholic) |

|presents a moderate left-wing view on |founded in part by Patrick J. Buchanan, |magazine focuses on industries, |A weekly magazine intended “for |

|liberal philosophy, politics and public |represents a paleoconservative |companies, political issues, legal |thinking Catholics and those who want |

|life. |(traditionalist, anti-federalism, |issues, information technology and |to know what Catholics are thinking,” |

| |religious) and at times libertarian voice |international business. |covers religious, political, ethical |

| |on domestic and international political | |and social issues from the Jesuit |

| |issues. | |Catholic perspective. |

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|Dissent | |The Economist (British) |Christianity Today |

|A quarterly magazine of the left that | |An easy-to-read, British perspective |(Christian) |

|covers politics and culture, Dissent | |weekly news-paper (that looks like a |A monthly magazine that provides |

|contains well-written articles of |The American Spectator |magazine), The Economist contains |insight and analysis from a Christian |

|left-liberal and social-democratic |This libertarian-conservative magazine |well-respected and authoritative |perspective, on relevant news, trends, |

|opinions. It is a magazine of independent|provides articles on current issues |information on 16 news categories, |and events of the day. |

|minds and strong opinions. |regarding politics, the government, the |including world politics, global | |

| |economy and military activities. |business, finance and economics, | |

| | |science and technology, and the arts. | |

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| | | |The Humanist |

| | | |(Non-Theistic) |

| | | |A bimonthly magazine published by the |

| | | |American Humanist Association, The |

|Monthly Review |Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture|Maclean’s (Canadian) |Humanist takes a non-theistic, secular |

|This scholarly, independent socialist |This monthly, ultra-conservative opinion |Proclaiming itself, “Canada’s only |and naturalistic approach to topics on |

|magazine covers issues against U.S. |magazine makes defending Western Christian|national weekly current affairs |the environment, civil liberties, human|

|imperialism, including workers and labor |civilization, local sovereignty and |magazine,” Maclean’s provides |rights, international relations and |

|organizers against class exploitation and |political, cultural, and economic autonomy|investigative reporting on |other contemporary social concerns. |

|racial and sexual oppressions. |its central themes. |international and social issues, | |

| | |national politics, business, and | |

| | |culture. | |

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| | | |Tikkun |

| | | |(Jewish) |

| | | |A bimonthly magazine focused on social |

| |National Review |New Republic (TNR) |theory, religion/spirituality, social |

|Mother Jones |In addition to pointedly right-wing |A nonpartisan, inside-the-Beltway |change, contemporary American and |

|An independent nonprofit progressive |editorials, this bi-monthly conservative |publication that provides even-handed |global politics and economics, ecology,|

|publication focused on coverage of social |magazine features short articles on |coverage of current issues regarding U.|culture, psychology, and Israel/ |

|justice, anti-corporate and environmental |current interest issues, a longer feature |S. politics, foreign policy and |Palestine. |

|issues. |article, and reviews of the arts. |culture. | |

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|(Left / Liberal) | |(Non-Partisan) | |

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| |The New American | | |

|The Nation |Self-described as, “an essential news |Newsweek | |

|An openly left-wing publication that |source for freedom-loving Americans,” this|One of three major newsweeklies in the | |

|covers a wide range of current issues via |bi-monthly John Birch Society publication |United States (Newsweek, Time, and U.S.| |

|concise articles and multiple short |presents news and commentary from a |News & World Report), this magazine | |

|editorials. |decidedly right-wing, fundamentalist |covers current events and issues in the| |

| |Christian perspective. Its primary goal |U. S. and world. | |

| |is to expose the behind-the-scenes | | |

| |activities shaping American politics and | | |

| |culture. | | |

|New Statesman (British) | | | |

|A weekly magazine focused primarily on | |Time | |

|news and politics of greatest interest in | |One of the standard news-weeklies in | |

|the United Kingdom, where the content is | |the United States, this magazine covers| |

|roughly divided 60% news and 40% politics.|The Weekly Standard |current events and issues in the U.S. | |

| |This weekly magazine provides right-wing |and world. | |

| |articles on Washington, D.C. politics and | | |

| |government topics in America and around | | |

| |the world. | | |

|The Progressive | | | |

|This monthly magazine is considered a | |U. S. News & World Report | |

|journalistic voice for peace, social and | |One of the three major newsweeklies in | |

|economic justice, civil rights and | |the United States (and considered a bit| |

|liberties, human rights and the | |more conservative than Time and | |

|environment. | |Newsweek), this magazine provides | |

| | |serious reporting on current events and| |

| | |issues in the U.S. and the world. | |

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|NEWSPAPERS (Editorial Stance) |

|Left |Right |Non-Partisan |Religious |

|(Liberal) |(Conservative) | |Perspective |

|The Boston Globe |Human Events |Christian Science Monitor |Islam Online |

|Provides global coverage focused on news |“The bible of the right,” is how the Wall |For over a century, this multiple |(Islamic) |

|and events of the Greater Boston area. |Street Journal describes this Washington, |award-winning weekly, with eight U.S. |Based in Dubai, IslamOnline is the |

|This award winning daily offers in-depth |D.C.-based weekly that has a strong |offices and eight foreign bureaus, has |original Internet portal and leading |

|coverage of news, business, sports, arts &|partisan focus on national and |provided non-partisan, in-depth |source for Islamic content in the |

|entertainment, and provocative columns. |international political and legislative |coverage of news and feature stories |Islamic world. With a stated |

| |news. |from every corner of the globe. |objective, “of portraying a positive |

| | | |and accurate picture of Islam to the |

| | | |world and to provide support for |

|Los Angeles Times | | |Muslims,” its coverage includes news |

|The largest metropolitan daily newspaper | |Chronicle of Higher Education |reports on political, financial and |

|in the U.S., the LA Times covers news and |New York Post |This Washington, D.C.-based weekly is |economic events as they affect Muslims |

|events of Southern California, global news|News Corporation owns the Wall Street |the number one source of news, |of the Middle East and America. |

|and extensive coverage of the arts and |Journal, the New York Post and Fox |information, and jobs for college and | |

|entertainment and how they affect society.|Broadcasting. Best known for its |university faculty members and | |

| |comprehensive sports section and gossip |administrators. The Chronicle has more | |

| |columns, this daily also provides global |than 70 full-time writers and editors, | |

| |coverage of world news and events. |as well as 17 foreign correspondents | |

| | |around the world. Although intended | |

| | |for academe, its content is relevant | |

|New York Times | |for researchers, students, legislators | |

|The New York Times Company owns The New | |and government policy makers. |Jewish Telegraphic Agency |

|York Times, the Inter-national Herald |Wall Street Journal | |(Jewish) |

|Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily |Owned by media magnate Rupert Murdoch, the| |Headquartered in New York City, and |

|newspapers and more than 50 websites. |Wall Street Journal is written primarily | |with correspondents around the globe, |

|This Pulitzer-Prize winning daily reports |for people who follow the money and | |JTA is able to provide in-depth |

|on national and world events, major |investment markets. With a pro-business | |coverage of political, economic and |

|political speeches, current events, arts |news bent, it covers global events from | |social developments affecting Jews in |

|reviews and lifestyle matters. Regular |finance to general news. | |North and South America, Israel, |

|opinion columnists include Maureen Dowd, |online. | |Europe, Africa and Australia. |

|Bob Herbert, Paul Krugman and David | | | |

|Brooks. | | | |

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|Washington Post | | | |

|The Washington Post Company, owns the | | | |

|Washington Post. This award-winning |Washington Times | | |

|newspaper provides global news, reports, |Published by The Washington Times LLC, the| | |

|and analysis on federal politics at the |Washington Times newspaper is a | | |

|national and international levels. Regular|full-service, general interest daily | | |

|opinion columnists include Eugene |headquartered in the nation's capital, | | |

|Robinson, Jonathan Capehart, and E. J. |that provides thorough coverage of | | |

|Dionne |politics and policy. Regular opinion | | |

| |columnists include Cal Thomas, Michelle | | |

| |Malkin, and Tony Blankley. | | |

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