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I feel like magazines trying to be what you describe is not a new idea. Perhaps best adapted to the web is The Atlantic, but I also read The American and Miller
by simantel 15y ago
I feel like magazines trying to be what you describe is not a new idea. Perhaps best adapted to the web is The Atlantic, but I also read The American and Miller-McCune, and think they'd fall under your description as well. I'm sure there are countless others, too. What's going to set apart The New Republic?
- jonnathanson 15y agoAre they failing, though? Seems to me like they're doing just fine.[1] And that's an anomaly in the magazine industry. My hypothesis is that the magazines that are failing are the ones who fall into the muddy middle-ground between short-form and long-form. They can't compete with the internet on timeliness, and they can't compete with long-form magazines and journals on substance. It's also interesting to note that the magazine articles most frequently linked on social media, or even here, seem to come from long-form mags. Of course, monetizing that quality is a challenge in its own right, and presumably you'd need a plan to achieve it before buying a magazine. [1]I may be wrong here, and if so, I'm happy to stand corrected.
- jonnathanson 15y agoEDIT: Sorry, I realize I misread the word "fall" in your post and saw "fail."
- drumdance 15y ago+1 for the Atlantic. They are the best I've seen at integration of the RT web experience with long form journalism.