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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — February 28th 2020 — Today The Economist announced the launch of a new online hub for its expanded coverage of the US 2020 presidential and congressional races at economist.com/uselection.
This new hub will be a guide and repository for the newspaper’s best analysis of America’s 2020 elections—the candidates, the campaigns, the polls and the policies. The hub launches with exclusive polling analysis of the Democratic primary contest, along with a series of story collections dedicated to Donald Trump’s record, voting trends and to the Democrats.
The hub follows the January launch of The Economist’s “Checks and Balance” newsletter and podcast. Distributed each Friday, the newsletter highlights the best of our election coverage in The Economist’s weekly edition and across its digital platforms. The 30-minute "Checks and Balance" podcast is hosted by three Economist journalists, who are joined by a cast of Economist correspondents from around the world. Each week they go beyond the horse race to dig into an important theme shaping America’s political landscape.
John Prideaux, US editor, explained why The Economist is expanding its American coverage: “In 2020 Americans will be facing one of the most important elections in US history. Through the hub and journalism in our "Checks and Balance" newsletter and podcast, we aim to give our readers and listeners fair-minded analysis in what is an emotionally charged media environment. Although the reporting from our US-based correspondents will be local, the election coverage will put what is happening in an international context, which is what our audience expects from The Economist.”
North America is an important growth market for The Economist, accounting for 55% of its 1.6m print and digital circulation. In the period from Mr Trump’s election to the end of his first 100 days in office (November 2016 through April 2017), The Economist experienced 19% growth in digital subscriptions in North America and globally.
To sign up for the "Checks and Balance" newsletter, visit: https://econ.st/371ZJnp
Subscribe to the "Checks and Balance" podcast on Apple, Spotify, Acast or your preferred podcast app. The trailer and the first episode are available at: https://econ.st/36ZUcht
About The Economist
With a growing global audience and a reputation for insightful analysis and perspective on every aspect of world events, The Economist is one of the most widely recognised and well-read current affairs publications in the world. In addition to the weekly print and digital editions and website, The Economist publishes Espresso, a daily news app, Global Business Review, a bilingual English-Chinese product and Economist VR, a virtual-reality app. Economist Radio produces several podcasts a week and Economist Films produces short- and long-form video. The Economist maintains robust social communities on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Medium and other social networks. A recipient of many editorial and marketing awards, The Economist was named the most trusted news source by the 2017 Trusting News Project Report.
