The Week

History

The Week was founded in the United Kingdom by Jolyon Connell (formerly of the Sunday Telegraph) in 1995. In April 2001, the magazine began publishing an American edition; and an Australian edition followed in October 2008. Dennis Publishing, founded by Felix Dennis, publishes the UK edition and, until 2012, published the Australian edition. The Week Publications publishes the U.S. edition. In 2021, The Week celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its first publication in the United States.

Since November 2015 The Week has published a children's edition, The Week Junior, a current affairs magazine aimed at 8 to 14 year olds.

The Australian edition of The Week ceased operation in October 2012. The final edition, its 199th, was released on 12 October 2012. At the end, it was selling 28,000 copies a week, with a readership of 83,000.

Future Plc acquired Dennis Publishing and several of its titles including The Week in 2021.

Content

The magazine's content largely consists of summaries of news stories and opinion columns published by other media outlets earlier in the week. Some summaries are based on articles in foreign media that were originally published in a language other than English.

Web publications

In September 2007, the magazine's U.S. edition launched a daily website. A UK site followed soon after. Both websites reflect the approach of the magazines, publishing non-partisan articles that encompass a wide range of perspectives. The Week launched a podcast, The Week Unwrapped in 2017, which was named news podcast of the year at the Publisher Podcast Awards in 2020 and 2021.

References

References

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2. (29 September 2021). "Circulation of The Week in the United States from 1st half 2017 to 1st half 2021". [[Statista]].
3. (16 August 2021). "Country Life owner buys Dennis Publishing in £300m deal".
4. (26 November 2009). "The 20 Best Magazines of the Decade (2000–2009)".
5. Steve Black. (2009). "Life spans of Library Journal's 'Best Magazines of the Year'". Serials Review.
6. (15 April 2021). "A short history of the Week".
7. (29 October 2015). "The Week to launch children's magazine: The Week Junior".
8. "The Week Junior".
9. (19 October 2012). "The Week calls it a day". The Australian.
10. (2021-08-16). "Country Life owner buys Dennis Publishing in £300m deal".
11. Ruman, Marcin. (2017-02-28). "The Week launches weekly podcast The Week unwrapped".
12. Houston, Peter. (2022-04-06). "Lessons from award-winning podcasts: The Week's Holden Frith".