Media

The Early Read: On the Future

FP's new section, The Early Read, will highlight upcoming new books with big ideas. In this inaugural edition, we examine a few picks from the reliable crop of books about the future that appears every new year. These take a slightly longer view, with bold forecasts for the next century: which brewing conflicts will erupt into wars, which states will dominate, and what it will mean to live in a completely digitized world.

JANUARY 5, 2009

Branded

Running a country is a lot like managing a business: Reputation is everything. So, what can you do if your national image has been sullied -- whether by war, drugs, or just bad neighbors? Break out a new branding campaign.

JANUARY 5, 2009

The World’s Top 20 Public Intellectuals

In our last issue, we named the world's top 100 public intellectuals and asked readers to vote for those they deem most deserving of the top honors. Now, 500,000 votes later, we reveal the results of the reader poll. Plus, members of the Top 100 name the intellectuals they believe should have made the list.

JUNE 16, 2008

Iraq's Networked Insurgents

BY DANIEL KIMMAGE, KATHLEEN RIDOLFO | OCTOBER 11, 2007

Why Hip-Hop Is Like No Other

From jazz to rock to salsa, there have been plenty of musical movements that have traveled around the world. But hip-hop's cultural and political resonance is making it the most powerful art form yet.

BY S. CRAIG WATKINS | OCTOBER 11, 2007

It's a Hip-Hop World

Rap music has long been considered a form of resistance against authority. Boosted by the commercialization of the music industry, that message has proven its appeal to youth all around the world. Now, from Shanghai to Nairobi to São Paulo, hip-hop is evolving into a truly global art of communication. 

BY JEFF CHANG | OCTOBER 11, 2007

Doing Well By Doing Good

BY CAROLYN O'HARA | AUGUST 16, 2007

Malaysia's Untethered Net

BY JANET STEELE | JUNE 11, 2007

Half-Court Press

JUNE 11, 2007

Crime and Punishment

BY KEN MORITSUGU | APRIL 18, 2007

Just the Facts

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

The Holland-America Line

BY KATE G. PALMER | FEBRUARY 14, 2007

Latin America's New Label

BY LEÓN KRAUZE | FEBRUARY 14, 2007

Think Again: Rupert Murdoch

The CEO of News Corp. has been injecting his personal views into the press and promoting provocative entertainment for nearly four decades. But the tycoon is no tyrant. He's less powerful than you think and not the evil genius you fear.

BY RIK KIRKLAND | JANUARY 1, 2007

Misguided Medicine

BY ADAM KUPER | DECEMBER 27, 2006

Seoul Searching

BY JENNIFER VEALE | DECEMBER 27, 2006

A Brand-New Approach

BY JEREMY KAHN | OCTOBER 10, 2006

Pounding the Hammer

BY MASHA LIPMAN | OCTOBER 10, 2006

New Kid on the Block

BY JAMES G. FORSYTH | AUGUST 8, 2006

Think Again: Al Jazeera

It is vilified as a propaganda machine and Osama bin Laden's mouthpiece. In truth, though, Al Jazeera is as hated in the palaces of Riyadh as it is in the White House. But, as millions of loyal viewers already know, Al Jazeera promotes a level of free speech and dissent rarely seen in the Arab world. With plans to go global, it might just become your network of choice.

BY HUGH MILES | JUNE 12, 2006

Books on the Beach

JUNE 12, 2006

Pirate Tactics

BY DAVIDE BERRETTA | JUNE 7, 2006

Marking German Time

BY R. JAY MAGILL JR. | JUNE 7, 2006

Minority Report.com

BY BRUNO GIUSSANI | JUNE 7, 2006

Bound for Success

The book's obituary has been written time and again, its imminent demise blamed on television, falling publishing profits, and now, the Internet. But don't write books off just yet. More are being published than ever before, and sales continue to trump those of other media. Despite the dire predictions, the world still loves a good page-turner.

BY ANDREW GRABOIS | APRIL 25, 2006

Burma's River of News

BY JOE COCHRANE | APRIL 25, 2006

Rewriting Rwanda

BY MARK DOYLE | APRIL 25, 2006