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Even the dedicated news section has headline now that reads: "x has a lot of people shook on twitter." Won't pretend to understand what kind of language appeal
by strict9 8y ago
Even the dedicated news section has headline now that reads: "x has a lot of people shook on twitter."
Won't pretend to understand what kind of language appeals to 18-20 year olds, but is that demographic valuable enough to have such garbage articles/headlines interspersed with actual journalism? Such an enigma to me.
Seems unlikely that the demographic they're catering to at the expense of everyone else would chip in with donations.
- sparkpeasy 8y agoThe front page of NYTimes.com currently lists among the hard news the headline "Dogs in Poofy Dresses. You're Welcome." but I don't think that prevents a wide range of age brackets from reading and supporting it.
- JBReefer 8y agoThere are a lot of people who feel the Times has gone steeply downhill in the last few years. Personally, I've gone from an avid subscriber to never visiting. The Journal, the Economist, and the BBC are my go to these days.
- geofft 8y agoWhen I was 18-20, I wanted to be the sort of person who read The Economist. I got a subscription when I was 22 or so, I think. I kept up with it for a bit and then realized it wasn't actually improving my life in any way - not even keeping me meaningfully informed about the world. Now that I'm older I'm more excited about people using "shook" as slang than about reading The Economist, and I intend on donating $100 as soon as the button is live.