Tyler Brûlé launches new news magazine

Canadian journalist and designer Tyler Bûlé has founded a new news magazine. The first edition of Monocle is published today, Thursday. With Monocle, Brûlé is once again trying to fill a gap, as he did with Wallpaper in the mid-nineties. While there was no magazine for people with a taste for design back then, there is currently no news magazine that appeals to readers who travel to different countries every week for their work. Monocle is aimed at opinion leaders who are well educated and have a high income, according to the news magazine's press release. The magazine is based on five subject areas: International Politics, Economy, Culture, Design and Consumer Tips. Brûlé has been able to recruit renowned journalists for the editorial team, with whom he aims to produce a high-quality magazine. It will be published ten times a year with 250 pages. The cover story of the first Monocle is an 18-page report on the Japanese navy.