The Economist Alternatives

The Economist is described as 'The app is free to download and includes free access to the editor’s highlights - a weekly selection of six must-read articles from each week’s edition of The Economist' and is an app in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to The Economist for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best The Economist alternative is News as Facts, which is free. Other great apps like The Economist are The Guardian, NPR News, Reuters and The New York Times.

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  1. Wikinews icon
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    Wikinews is a free-content news source wiki and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The site works through collaborative journalism. Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has distinguished Wikinews from Wikipedia by saying "on Wikinews, each story is to be written as a news...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MediaWiki
     
    • Wikinews is the most popular Open Source alternative to The Economist.

    • Wikinews is Free and Open SourceThe Economist is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Meduza icon
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    Every day we bring you the most important news and feature stories from hundreds of sources in Russia and across the former Soviet Union.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Telegram
    • Apple Watch
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Yandex.Browser
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
  3. CNN icon
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    When you want to know what’s happening, tap into the global news gathering power of CNN. With correspondents and bureaus reporting from across the world, no other news source even comes close.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
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    Long running independent news outlet that operates entirely on donations, rather than commercials. Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program.

    40 Democracy Now! alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
     
  5. DW icon
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    News, off-beat stories and analysis of German and international affairs. Dive deeper with our features from Europe and beyond. Watch our 24/7 TV stream.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    • Tor
    • Fire TV
    • Roku
     
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    PLOS was founded in 2001 as a nonprofit Open Access publisher, innovator and advocacy organization with a mission to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. PressReader icon
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    PressReader enables you to download your favorite publication on your PC, laptop, Tablet PC or mobile device or e-Reader, allowing you to read publications when you are without an Internet connection.

    38 PressReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
     
    • PressReader is the most popular Mac alternative to The Economist.

    • PressReader is Freemium and ProprietaryThe Economist is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    The Daily Beast provides easy access to the network's award winning journalism by web and mobile apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Sputnik News icon
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    Sputnik is a major new media brand with modern multimedia centers in dozens of countries. Sputnik is uniquely positioned as a provider of alternative news content.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  10. Der Spiegel icon
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    DER SPIEGEL in English is now available as an app, allowing you to read highlights from Europe's largest newsmagazine on your iPhone or iPod Touch!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
     
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    News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    The top conservative and libertarian news stories of the day, aggregated in an easy to read format to assist the public in getting accurate information.

    39 Bongino Report alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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