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.

BBC One is the BBC's flagship public broadcast TV channel; it was first launched in 1936. BBC One has the remit of a mixed-genre television service for the UK, covering major UK and international events. Programmes cover a wide scope: news and weather, factual and learning, drama, sport, film, entertainment, current affairs, religion, music, arts, politics, children, lifestyle and comedy.

ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. It covers a range of topics, such as government and politics, business, criminal justice, the environment, education, health care, immigration, and technology.

Launched in 1783, The Herald is a daily newspaper published by Newsquest, aimed at readers in Glasgow and throughout Scotland. It covers news, politics, business, sport, arts, theatre, property and motoring. Its sister newspaper is the Evening Times, and it previously had a Sunday counterpart, the Sunday Herald (launched in 1999).

WBEZ-FM is a non-commercial station. The format of the station is talk and news. WBEZ-FM broadcasts to the Chicago area at 91.5 FM. The target audience of the station is adults, ages 18 to 64. While the station does not sell advertising spots, corporate sponsorship and underwriting opportunities are available. WBEZ-FM was established in 1943 as an extension service of the Chicago Board of Education, and offering educational instruction during the school year while schools were in session. The station became a National Public Radio member station in 1970.