Editing New Scientist (section)

==History==
===Ownership===
The magazine was founded in 1956 by [[Tom Margerison]], [[Max Raison]] and Nicholas Harrison<ref name="Calder">{{cite journal |title=How New Scientist got started |first=Nigel |last=Calder |journal=New Scientist |date=24 November 1966 |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10574-how-new-scientist-got-started.html?full=true |access-date=6 September 2017 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022184252/http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10574-how-new-scientist-got-started.html?full=true |url-status=live }}</ref> as ''The New Scientist'', with Issue 1 on 22 November 1956, priced at one [[Shilling (British coin)|shilling]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X6XezBQCg5wC |title=''The New Scientist'' (on Google Books) |date=22 November 1956 |volume=1 |issue=1 |magazine=New Scientist |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=2 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902173507/https://books.google.com/books?id=X6XezBQCg5wC |url-status=live }}</ref> ({{Inflation|UK|0.05|1956|r=2|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}{{Inflation/fn|UK}}). An article in the magazine's 10th anniversary issues provides anecdotes on the founding of the magazine.<ref name="Calder"/> The British monthly science magazine ''Science Journal'', published from 1965 until 1971, was merged with ''New Scientist'' to form ''New Scientist and Science Journal''.<ref>[[National Library of Australia]] [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2298705 Bib ID 2298705] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902173509/https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2298705 |date=2 September 2022 }}</ref> In 1970, the Reed Group, which became [[Reed Elsevier]], acquired ''New Scientist'' when it merged with [[International Publishing Corporation|IPC Magazines]]. Reed retained the magazine when it sold most of its consumer titles in a [[management buyout]] to what is now [[TI Media]]. In April 2017 ''New Scientist'' changed ownership when [[RELX Group]], formerly known as Reed Elsevier, sold the magazine to Kingston Acquisitions, a group established by Sir [[Bernard Gray]], Louise Rogers and Matthew O'Sullivan to acquire ''New Scientist''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbrella.com.au/reed-business-information-sells-new-scientist-magazine-439149 |title=Reed Business Information sells New Scientist magazine |first=Abigail |last=Dawson |date=18 April 2017 |website=[[Mumbrella]] |access-date=21 March 2018 |archive-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165502/https://mumbrella.com.au/reed-business-information-sells-new-scientist-magazine-439149 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/4127d94c-1f8c-11e7-b7d3-163f5a7f229c/ |title=Relx offloads New Scientist magazine to Kingston Acquisitions |url-access=subscription |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=25 April 2017 |archive-date=25 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425065750/https://www.ft.com/content/4127d94c-1f8c-11e7-b7d3-163f5a7f229c |url-status=live }}</ref> Kingston Acquisitions then renamed itself New Scientist Ltd. The ''New Scientist'' was subsequently sold to the [[Daily Mail and General Trust]] (DMGT) for £70 million in March 2021; DMGT guaranteed the magazine's editorial independence, and ruled out staff cuts and the sharing of editorial content.<ref name=GuardMar21>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/03/daily-mail-owner-buys-new-scientist-magazine-in-70m-deal|title=Daily Mail owner buys New Scientist magazine in £70m deal|author=Mark Sweeney|date=3 March 2021|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=3 March 2021|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303081845/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/03/daily-mail-owner-buys-new-scientist-magazine-in-70m-deal|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2021, DMGT announced that both ''New Scientist'' and the DMGT-owned daily ''[[i (British newspaper)|i]]'' newspaper would be moved to a new division of the company, to be called Harmsworth Media.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/harmsworth-media-i-and-new-scientist-magazine-launch-new-media-division-1343221|title=Harmsworth Media: i and New Scientist magazine launch new media division|work=[[i (British newspaper)|i]]|date=9 December 2021|accessdate=11 December 2021|archive-date=11 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211074433/https://inews.co.uk/news/harmsworth-media-i-and-new-scientist-magazine-launch-new-media-division-1343221|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/rothermere-creates-harmsworth-media/|title=Lord Rothermere splits off i and New Scientist from Mail and Metro in new Harmsworth Media division|work=[[Press Gazette]]|date=9 December 2021|accessdate=11 December 2021|archive-date=11 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211074434/https://pressgazette.co.uk/rothermere-creates-harmsworth-media/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===General history===
Originally, the cover of ''New Scientist'' listed articles in plain text.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ca1QDXCpElgC |title=''The New Scientist'' (on Google Books) |date=7 January 1960 |volume=7 |issue=164 |magazine=New Scientist |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=2 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102092455/https://books.google.com/books?id=ca1QDXCpElgC |url-status=live }}</ref> Initially, page numbering followed academic practice with sequential numbering for each quarterly volume. So, for example, the first page of an issue in March could be 649 instead of 1. Later issues numbered issues separately. From the beginning of 1961 "''The''" was dropped from the title. From 1965, the front cover was illustrated.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X6XezBQCg5wC |title=Back issues of ''New Scientist'' on Google Books |date=22 November 1956 |access-date=4 July 2019 |archive-date=2 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902173507/https://books.google.com/books?id=X6XezBQCg5wC |url-status=live }}</ref> Until the 1970s, colour was not used except on the cover.

Since its first issue, ''New Scientist'' has written about the applications of science, through its coverage of technology. For example, the first issue included an article "Where next from Calder Hall?" on the future of nuclear power in the UK, a topic that it has covered throughout its history. In 1964, there was a regular "Science in British Industry" section with several items.<ref name=ns19640312>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c2iCzjpnd4EC |title=''New Scientist'' (on Google Books) |date=12 March 1964 |volume=21 |issue=382 |magazine=New Scientist |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=2 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102092449/https://books.google.com/books?id=c2iCzjpnd4EC |url-status=live }}</ref>

Throughout most of its history, ''New Scientist'' has published cartoons as light relief and comment on the news, with contributions from regulars such as [[Mike Peyton]] and [[David Austin (cartoonist)|David Austin]]. The ''[[Grimbledon Down]]'' comic strip, by cartoonist [[Bill Tidy]], appeared from 1970 to 1994. The Ariadne pages in ''New Scientist'' commented on the lighter side of science and technology and included contributions from [[David E. H. Jones]], [[David E. H. Jones|Daedalus]]. The fictitious inventor devised plausible but impractical and humorous inventions, often developed by the (fictitious) DREADCO corporation.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XI67f03u6wgC |title=''New Scientist'' (on Google Books) |date=19 January 1978 |volume=77 |issue=1086 |magazine=New Scientist |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=2 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902173514/https://books.google.com/books?id=XI67f03u6wgC |url-status=live }}</ref> Daedalus later moved to ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]''.

In the first half of 2013, the international circulation of ''New Scientist'' averaged 125,172. While this was a 4.3% reduction on the previous year's figure, it was a much smaller reduction in circulation than many mainstream magazines of similar or greater circulation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/magazine-abcs-full-circulation-round-first-half-2013 |title=Mag ABCs: Full circulation round-up for the first half of 2013 |date=15 August 2013 |work=[[Press Gazette]] |access-date=4 July 2019 |archive-date=4 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704084112/https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/magazine-abcs-full-circulation-round-first-half-2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> UK circulation fell by 3.2% in 2014, but stronger international sales increased the circulation to 129,585.<ref name=circulation>{{cite news |title=UK magazine combined print/digital sales figures for first half 2014: Complete breakdown |url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/uk-magazine-combined-printdigital-sales-figures-first-half-2014-complete-breakdown |access-date=12 December 2014 |first=Dominic |last=Ponsford |work=[[Press Gazette]] |date=14 August 2014 |archive-date=20 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220162028/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/uk-magazine-combined-printdigital-sales-figures-first-half-2014-complete-breakdown |url-status=live }}</ref>

A monthly Dutch edition of ''New Scientist'' was launched in June 2015. It replaced the former ''{{ill|Natuurwetenschap & Techniek|nl}} (NWT)'' magazine, adopting its staff and subscribers. The editorially independent magazine is published by Veen Media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nu.nl/media/3352634/tijdschrift-new-scientist-nederland.html|title=Tijdschrift New Scientist naar Nederland|date=26 February 2013|access-date=6 November 2015|publisher=nu.nl|archive-date=3 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403043404/http://www.nu.nl/media/3352634/tijdschrift-new-scientist-nederland.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newscientist.nl/|title=New Scientist – Dutch Edition|access-date=6 November 2015|archive-date=25 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025163006/http://www.newscientist.nl/|url-status=live}}</ref> It contains mainly translations of articles in the English-language edition, but also its own articles. These are typically focused on research in the Netherlands and Belgium, the main countries where it is purchased.

===Modern format===
In the 21st century, until May 2019, ''New Scientist'' contained the following sections: Leader, News (Upfront), Technology, Opinion (interviews, point-of-view articles and letters), Features (including cover article), CultureLab (book and event reviews), Feedback (humour), The Last Word (questions and answers) and Jobs & Careers. A [[Tom Gauld]] cartoon appears on the Letters page.<ref>{{cite work|title=New Scientist|publisher=Reed Business Information|date=2014}}</ref> A readers' letters section discusses recent articles and discussions also take place on the website. Readers contribute observations on examples of [[pseudoscience]] to Feedback, and offer questions and answers on scientific and technical topics to Last Word. ''New Scientist'' has produced a series of books compiled from contributions to Last Word.

From issue 3228 of 4 May 2019, ''New Scientist'' introduced a "slightly updated design, with ... a fresher, brighter feel". A dedicated "Views" section was added between news reports and in-depth features, including readers' letters, comment, and reviews on science, culture and society. Regular columnists were introduced, and columns in the culture pages. The light-hearted "Back Pages" includes the long-standing Feedback and The Last Word, puzzles, and a Q&A section.<ref name=new2019>{{cite journal |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/0-introducing-this-weeks-new-look-new-scientist-magazine/ |title=Introducing this week's new-look New Scientist magazine |website=New Scientist |issue=3228 |page=3 |author=Emily Wilson |date=4 May 2019 |access-date=29 May 2019 |archive-date=29 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529204518/https://www.newscientist.com/article/0-introducing-this-weeks-new-look-new-scientist-magazine/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sciencegarden Onlinemagazins für junge Forschung Deutschland.|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://sciencegarden.de/online-casino-osterreich/|url-status=usurped|format=|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412041241/https://sciencegarden.de/online-casino-osterreich/|archive-date=12 April 2021|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref>

Online readership takes various forms. Overall global views of an online database of over 100,000 articles are 10.8m by 7m unique users according to [[Google Analytics]], {{as of|January 2019|lc=y}}. On [[social media]] there are 3.5m+ [[Twitter]] followers, 3.5m+ [[Facebook]] followers and 100,000+ [[Instagram]] followers {{as of|January 2019|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web|date=2015|title=Audience & Brand|url=http://mediacentre.newscientist.com/audience-and-brand|access-date=20 May 2015|work=New Scientist Media Centre|archive-date=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520035045/http://mediacentre.newscientist.com/audience-and-brand|url-status=live}}</ref>