Call me unreasonable, but in my view, any politician who claims enough of an interest in defence to speak about it, to serve on a committee, or to have defence in their job title should certainly be reading JDW, Flight, and Aviation Week, and should also put aside any prejudice and read big chunks of AFM and Air International.
My point, though, was that between the 'sycophantic spotter mags' (and after its UAS/AEF feature this month Air Int qualifies!) and the tabloids there are the broadsheets and the industry rags, all of which are served by very different types of journo, with very different needs, expectations, agendas and expertise.