[Editor Peter] Wilby said he had taken a policy decision that the magazine would vigorously oppose the "war on terrorism", partly to make itself distinctive in a crowded media market. He said there was also a clear commercial logic to his magazine's editorial line, as circulation had surged by almost 25 per cent since September 11.
An Inclusive Litany
3/5/02
The London Daily Telegraph, March 5, 2002, reports on a
decision by editors of the New Statesman, a British leftist
magazine, not to publish pro-American articles: