CNET is the only one still standing. That it looks indistinguishable from a Gizmodo or 9to5Mac style blogsite is a testament to how difficult it is to maintain

CNET is the only one still standing. That it looks indistinguishable from a Gizmodo or 9to5Mac style blogsite is a testament to how difficult it is to maintain an independent existence in the fickle world of digital media. Most 'pure' tech journalism does not last long as the market for it is too niche. BYTE magazine was dead before the Internet. The UK-based "Net" magazine (webdev-based) lasted until 2016. PC World is still kicking but runs on a skeleton crew and is online-only. CNET has changed formats many times, and the well-known editors who used to make it worthwhile moved on years ago. That it's trundling on with computer-generated articles is I guess a kind of ironic curtain call.