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The worst of tech journalism is almost always content which is novel only to a total outsider. It's like journalists say "ok, a short investigative piece should
by Bartweiss 9y ago
The worst of tech journalism is almost always content which is novel only to a total outsider. It's like journalists say "ok, a short investigative piece should take me 5 hours of research", and then apply that 5 hours to both deep dives on topics they know well, and basic reading on topics they don't know at all.
Longform.org is a favorite of mine because it sidesteps that problem. I basically never encounter a piece that makes me think "I knew all of that already, and more accurately". Journalism that could be created by reading Wikipedia and synthesizing is often wretched, and the sheer need to fill pages prevents that.