Economist to Put Archive Dating Back to 1843 Online

Even if I were not already a hard core fan of the Economist, I’d think this was a Great Idea:

More than 160 years of articles from the Economist are set to become
available online with the launch of The Economist Historical Archive
1843-2003.

The archive will contain more than 600,000 pages of the weekly magazine’s reporting and analysis.

It is a joint project between Gale – part of Cengage Learning – and the Economist.

"The Economist Historical Archive is more than a database – it is a
remarkable record of the most significant world events over the past
160 years through the unbiased, probing eyes of the Economist," said
John Micklethwait, the magazine’s editor-in-chief.

The rest of the article can be read here. Enjoy!