Utne Reader (also known as Utne; /ˈʌtni/, UT-nee) is a digital digest that collects and reprints articles on politics, culture, and the environment, generally from alternative media sources including journals, newsletters, weeklies, zines, music, and DVDs.

The magazine's writers and editors contribute book, film, and music reviews and original articles that tend to focus on emerging cultural trends.

The magazine's website produces ten blogs covering politics, environment, media, spirituality, science and technology, great writing, and the arts.

[7] The earlier title Utne Reader was brought back, and the magazine returned to and refocused on its original mission to reprint "the best of the alternative press".

'"[11] According to The New York Times, Utne Reader was a leader of the salon movement of the 1980s, devoted to debate on the issues of the day.