The aim of The Economist is "to take part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress."
经济学人的目标是，传播进步的智识，不让愚昧的短见阻碍发展进程，为此尽一份绵薄之力。
Subjects covered include international news, economics, politics, business, finance, science, technology, and the arts. The publication is targeted at the high-end "prestige" segment of the market and counts among its audience influential business and government decision-makers.
我们探讨的主题涵盖了国际新闻，经济，政治，商业，金融，科学，技术，以及艺术等诸多方面。刊物着眼于市场上具有高声望的群体，其目标人群为有影响力的商界精英以及政府的决策者。
It takes a strongly argued editorial stance on many issues, especially its support for free trade and fiscal conservatism; it can thus be considered as a magazine which practises advocacy journalism.
在许多事件撰写上，“经济学人”将体现极具争议的主笔的个人立场，尤其是在对于自由贸易和财政保育的支持上。因此也可认为是奉行“倾向性报导”的杂志。
Although The Economist calls itself a newspaper and refers to its staff as correspondents, it is printed in magazine form on glossy paper, like a newsmagazine.
虽然经济学人自称是一份“新闻报纸”，并且称呼其工作人员为“记者”，但他将以杂志的方式，采取光面印刷并发行。