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I don't want to denigrate the contents of this article. But has anyone else noticed that over the last few years the NYT has slowly become more and more of a "l
by m_fayer 7y ago
I don't want to denigrate the contents of this article. But has anyone else noticed that over the last few years the NYT has slowly become more and more of a "lifestyle blog" or "thinkpiece farm"? This sort of writing has value, but I used to rely on the NYT for journalism - of the sort that has reporters at all corners of the globe, talking to people, uncovering paper trails, doing research. It seems to publish less and less of that these days.
- krastanov 7y agoIt is certainly frustrating for me that they do little to distinguish "NYT newspaper" from "NYT magazine". The newspaper is still what you remember, in the same quantity and quality. It is just that the magazine has grown a lot and is occasionally more visible. To be clear, the magazine is high quality, but it is not what I am interested in.
- m_fayer 7y agoI take pains to "configure" my consumption of their content, and best I can tell, the quantity of the high-quality stuff has declined. A meaty well-researched article hits the world/business/tech/science sections only a few times a week.
- spodek 7y agoIn the case of this piece, the "story" of dealing with death or separation is older than humans. If there is any news to it, it's our society's continued isolation. We didn't evolve in such lonely existences, far from family, friends, and community. Our ancestors who outlived partners depended on them, and prepared for such outcomes by seeing it happen to their elders. Identifying the problem this way might lead us to reduce our isolation. But this piece didn't touch on that angle.
- zappo2938 7y agoNYTimes had been losing money for years. You're probably correct, however, they are doing what they need to to survive.
- krastanov 7y agoThis is completely false and trivially easy to check. Over the last year their subscriptions have been record high, they are profitable, and they are expanding. While I do not care for much of their new offerings (e.g. The Weekly or their magazine), the newspaper itself is still high quality.
- galfarragem 7y agoI would say that is not only a trend in NYT but in all newspapers: abuse of clickbait articles, influenced or excessively biased opinion and everything produced cheaply. Newspapers, nowadays, are nothing more than propaganda to their supporters ideology. Not great news for democracy.
- casefields 7y agoIt’s because the physical newspaper had a limit on how much could be printed. The internet gives them nearly limitless space. Also, it’s why long form journalism is running amok. If a magazine or newspaper printed a 10-15K article, there was a good reason. Now, editors forgot his to excuse all the fat that these writers are needlessly stuffing into their articles.