Information: - A magazine is a publication, usually a periodical publication, which is printed or electronically published (sometimes referred to as an online magazine). Magazines are generally published on a regular schedule and contain a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by prepaid subscriptions, or a combination of the three.At its root, the word "magazine" refers to a collection or storage location. In the case of written publication, it is a collection of written articles. This explains why magazine publications share the word root with gunpowder magazines, artillery magazines, firearms magazines, and, in French, retail stores such as department stores. - Consumer Reports is an American magazine published since 1936 by Consumers Union, a nonprofit organization dedicated to unbiased product testing, consumer-oriented research, public education, and advocacy. "Consumer Reports" publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory and survey research center. The magazine accepts no advertising, pays for all the products it tests, and, as a nonprofit organization has no shareholders. It also publishes general and targeted product/service buying guides. it had approximately 7 million subscribers (3.8 million print and 3.2 million digital) and an annual testing budget of approximately US$25 million. - Consumers Union is a non-profit organization based in the United States whose mission is to advocate on policy issues related to telecommunications , mass media , vehicle safety , health care , product safety , financial services , investing , food safety , housing , and energy and utility deregulation . The organization published the Consumer Reports magazine since its founding in 1936 until 2012 . In 2012 , Consumers Union created a spin - off company named Consumer Reports to continue its mission of product research , testing and reporting via its Consumer Reports magazine ( as well as via an online website ) , while the Consumers Union company dedicated itself exclusively to advocacy matters . Consumers Union has four advocacy offices that attempt to influence policy that affects consumers . They are located in Washington , D.C. ; San Francisco , California ; Austin , Texas ; and Yonkers , New York . Employees based in these offices '' testify before federal and state legislative and regulatory bodies , petition government agencies , and file lawsuits on behalf of the consumer interest . '' What is the relationship between 'consumers union' and 'nonprofit organization'?
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