That's characteristic of 'Long-Form Journalism', which you're right is becoming more common lately. Another common characteristic that can be annoying with Lon

That's characteristic of 'Long-Form Journalism', which you're right is becoming more common lately. Another common characteristic that can be annoying with Long-Form Journalism is the way it often jumps around, focusing on the subject at hand for a paragraph, then jumping off into some background context/flavor meanderings for a while before returning again to the core topic. I kinda enjoy it for what it is, when I have time, but it's a very different thing from 'real news'. More of a reflective, long-term digest piece and I think that's a reflection of where that style came from (think National Geographic more than Daily Telegraph).