Learn from Reason Magazine

Reason is a monthly magazine that covers politics, culture and ideas. It advocates on the principle of libertarianism of “free minds and free markets”.

Here is the reason you should visit Reason’s website: The Drew Carey Project and other great video clips under the Reason.TV section. They tell interesting stories–what is this “Food Fight” in Los Angeles all about; what is in common between soccer star David Beckham and Mexican labors (hint: “Immigration“), or Kidneys for sale.

You can also watch Reason.TV at its YouTube channel here.

Learn From Success

The start of Success magazine went back all the way to the 19th century; ever since, it has had many changes and reinvention. Its latest relaunch declared that  it went back to its root: the magazine for entrepreneurs.

Whether it will succeed is hard to tell.  In its reinvention, Success added a video section at its website. There are not a lot video clips yet. Most of the video clips are motivational talks (such as On Failure and The 8th Habit).

These are good materials for the learners, especially if you need a few drops of inspiration to stay on your learning.

Learn from Newsweek

Newsweek, just like Times, is a weekly magazine covering national and international affairs, business, science and technology, society and the arts and entertainment.

Because they cover such wide range of topics, Newsweek’s contents are perfect fit for English learners. Here are a few samples from its video section: Get Fit, Be Happy, Susan Boyle: Words Fail Them, Obama’s First 100 Days. And there are a lot more.

Newsweek has a YouTube channel to feature its video reports, too.  Check it out.

Learn from Fast Company

Fast Company is a young business magazine started in 1995 that covers innovations, digital technologies, and management. It’s no longer as hot as the Internet stocks during the dot com days. But it manages to stay on the edge.

Fast Company TV went live in 2008, producing video reporting under three channels: Fast Company Live for short features (“Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg“), Scobleizer TV for longer one-on-one interviews (“Guy Kawasaki Gives A Reality Check”), and WorkFast TV for half-hour long interview show (“David Allen: Get the Thing Done“)

You can also watch the videos at Fast Company TV’s at YouTube.

Learn from All Things Digital

All Things Digital is a new baby in the family of Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal. It dedicates the reporting on technology, the Internet and media.

As its name tells, all of its contents are delivered over the web. In the Video section, you can watch the short video reporting mainly by four editors under different channels–Boom Town, Digital Daily, Media Memo, etc.

The sound quality of the video clips are not always good. But the contents are great for English learners.