Created in 1925 as a forum to discuss current ideas and events in metropolitan America. Its editorial content is a combination of domestic and international news analysis, along with cartoons and features pertaining to contemporary American living. Regular issue features include criticism of culture, sports, the arts and fashion as well as fiction, biographical portraits, a letters section and a listing of New York's activities. Originally founded as a weekly, he magazine is now published 47 times annually, with five of these issues covering two-week spans.

Designed as a news magazine written for upscale readers who have a high degree of intelligence and critical capacity and are interested in contemporary trends in finance, politics, the arts, literature, books, cuisine, public and foreign affairs, science and technology, culture, food and travel. Editorial content is aimed at the serious reader and is comprised of reflective pieces and non-fiction that provide different perspectives on what is occurring in contemporary society. The magazine was founded as The Atlantic Monthly in Boston, MA, in 1857. It was created as a literary and cultural commentary magazine. It quickly achieved a national reputation, which it held for more than a century. It was important for recognizing and publishing new writers and poets, and encouraging major careers. It published leading writers' commentary on abolition, education, and other major issues in contemporary political affairs. The magazine's founders were a group of prominent writers of national reputation, who included Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., John Greenleaf Whittier and James Russell Lowell. Lowell was its first editor.

New York Magazine covers, analyzes, comments on, and defines the culture, lifestyle, fashion and personalities that drive New York City. It was founded in April 1968 by the editor Clay Felker and the graphic designer Milton Glaser, and was among the first "lifestyle magazines" meant to appeal to both male and female audiences.

BBC Radio 1 (97-99FM) is a national radio station with a focus on modern popular music and chart hits. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, hip hop and indie. Radio 1 covers festivals, interviews artists, and reaches a national audience of younger listeners (target audience 15-29).

BBC 6 Music airs alternative music and culture to a national audience. available on DAB Digital Radio and online.