Editing Walter Bagehot (section)

===Journalism===
In 1855, Bagehot founded the ''[[National Review (1855)|National Review]]'' with his friend [[Richard Holt Hutton]].<ref>[https://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=9428981 ''Walter Bagehot'' by St. Norman John-Stevas The British Council/National Book League/Longmans, Greene & Co.] London. (1963)</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lnazy2B3SQAC&pg=PA50 |title=Victorian Print Media: A Reader |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/victorianprintme00plun |archive-date=July 23, 2013 |url-access=limited |author=Andrew King, John Plunkett |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-19-927037-8 |page=https://archive.org/details/victorianprintme00plun/page/n66 50 |quote=''National Review'' (1855–64) one of the most prestigious quarterlies of mid-century |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> In 1861, he became editor-in-chief of ''[[The Economist]]''. In the 16 years he served as its editor, Bagehot expanded the reporting of politics by ''The Economist'', and increased its influence among policy-makers.  He was widely accepted by the British establishment and was elected to the [[Athenaeum Club, London|Athenaeum]] in 1875.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walter Bagehot Key dates - A brief chronology of his life, family, work and legacy |url=https://langportheritage.org.uk/walter-bagehot/key-dates |access-date=12 September 2022  |work=Langport Heritage Society|date=6 January 2021 }}</ref>

He considered himself a "conservative Liberal or 'between size in politics.'"<ref>Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. (20 Mar. 2024). "[https://www.britannica.com/money/Walter-Bagehot Walter Bagehot.]" Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed 11 September 2024.</ref>