Evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson, author Paulo Coelho, historian Paul Kennedy, Twitter founder Evan Williams, journalist Timothy Garton Ash, blogger Arianna Huffington and the IHT’s ‘globalist’ columnist Roger Cohen cover themes comprising an overheating planet, a freezing economy and intractable wars.
Daniel Barenboim (conductor and pianist), Yulia Tymoshenko (prime minister of Ukraine) and Martti Ahtisaari (Nobel Peace laureate and former president of Finland) add to a wish list from eminent people from around the world on what they would like to see Barack Obama accomplish in the year ahead. Other features include a photo story charting the most memorable events of 2009.
Serge Schmemann, International Herald Tribune magazine editor in chief and editor of the IHT’s editorial page, said: “Our exciting magazine puts the world events that concern us most under the microscope. It is filled with a wealth of ideas from a diverse range of contributors - many of them celebrated the world over - with their views on how the coming year will shape up. A new year is always a time for what Roger Cohen calls ‘the strange indomitability of hope,’ which is how we see the global agenda for 2010.”
Stephen Dunbar-Johnson (pictured), publisher of the IHT, said: “The International Herald Tribune magazine is another chance for us to showcase our high quality, international journalism. Addressing the most critical issues for today - and tomorrow - the magazine brings our readers richly thought provoking content, via the IHT’s uniquely global voice.”
The 50-page International Herald Tribune magazine is distributed inside subscription, newsstand, hotel and airline copies of the newspaper in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Extra copies will be disseminated at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2010.
About the International Herald Tribune
IHT says: “The International Herald Tribune (IHT) is the premier international newspaper for opinion leaders and decision-makers around the globe. It combines the extensive resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times, is printed at 35 sites throughout the world and is for sale in more than 180 countries. Based in Paris since 1887, the IHT is owned by The New York Times Company.”
About The New York Times Company
The New York Times says: “The New York Times Company, a leading media company with 2008 revenues of $2.9 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company’s core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.”
