Are 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 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.