You can push a button in word and it will tell you the grade level of reading to understand a piece. I think there are a few differnent algos for this. Differe

You can push a button in word and it will tell you the grade level of reading to understand a piece. I think there are a few differnent algos for this. Different news orgs tend to have different grade levels of writing. You tend to write towards your target demiograph. The new yorker is aimed at college educated white peopoe I suspect, so would be at a higher level than a paper aimed to the masses.