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While I appreciate the story, I am honestly confused by The Verge's editorial choices in running a series of articles like this one. I understand it's been 50 y

While I appreciate the story, I am honestly confused by The Verge's editorial choices in running a series of articles like this one. I understand it's been 50 years after the end of the American War in Vietnam, but what does it remotely have to do with tech? Why are they publishing this story/these stories? How is it on-brand? Again don't get me wrong. It's great that someone's doing it but... It just feels... wrong from an editorial product management perspective.

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schnable 2y ago
Maybe its related to their move to a subscription model somehow.
- webdoodle 2y ago
  Or the writer(s) have personal experience with it, and the editor lets his writers write about what they are passionate about.
shadowfacts 2y ago
The Verge has been publishing non-tech related stories for ages. Technology still seems to be their main focus, but this isn't new.
- notatoad 2y ago
  the verge has always identified themselves as reporting on the intersection of tech and culture. sometimes that swings more towards culture than tech, but this feels completely outside technology.
tikhonj 2y ago
Two possibilities: 1. They're consciously trying to expand their brand and topics. Maybe it's a way to grow a broader audience or move "upscale" or something along those lines. 2. Somebody really wanted to do this, and the organization just ran with it. Both are respectable options. I'd actually respect them more if it's option 2—building an organization to give enthusiastic people the space to do what they care about is one of the best ways to produce great, creative work. We need more places that are willing to do high quality things just because.
rdtsc 2y ago
They are doing an American War series https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/650505/vietnam-war-fall-of-saigon-50-year-anniversary https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/650505/vietnam-war-fall... The editors are Kevin Nguyen and Sarah Jeong. I guess the have various other staffers like Camille Bromley do certain articles.
deepcurryshit 2y ago
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- rafram 2y ago
  Not sure who in this story you’re identifying as a “conservative” (much less who in our current federal government you think is actually a conservative).
sieabahlpark 2y ago
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neilv 2y ago
Maybe they want to be more about serious, meaningful journalism, and less about techbro press release regurgitation.
jagger27 2y ago
Separate tech from culture at your own blindfolded peril. Consider what a clean delineation between tech news and “real” news would mean, and what slant it would take on. The Verge is publishing this piece in the context of today. There are undocumented migrants right now being moved around and out of country, put into detention centres, and being denied the due process that was previously in place. There is _a lot_ of tech in that ongoing story. To consider America’s history with forced migration at a time like this is perfectly reasonable.
- Legend2440 2y ago
  >Consider what a clean delineation between tech news and “real” news would mean The old 90s tech magazines like CPU magazine or PC World come to mind. Nothing wrong with that kind of publication, and I wish there was more of it. Not everything has to be about politics.
  - jagger27 2y ago
    Talking about tech as if it exists outside the context that surrounds it is like talking about farming without considering who it feeds. Sure you can totally do that, but let’s not talk about why that silo of oats is rotting when there are hungry people out there. Peril, etc.
  - alpha_squared 2y ago
    > The old 90s tech magazines like CPU magazine or PC World come to mind Not to be too facetious, but, where -- uh -- are those magazines today? The internet changed things. Being that hyper-focused on a topic makes for building a good niche, but maybe not a good business.
    - Legend2440 2y ago
      Where are any magazines today? Journalism is struggling across the board. This kind of content is still out there, but it’s more on youtube or hackaday or maybe TomsHardware.
rubslopes 2y ago
I have been reading The Verge regularly for more than ten years. There was an increase in political articles since the first election of Trump.

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schnable 2y ago

Maybe its related to their move to a subscription model somehow.

webdoodle 2y ago
Or the writer(s) have personal experience with it, and the editor lets his writers write about what they are passionate about.

shadowfacts 2y ago

The Verge has been publishing non-tech related stories for ages. Technology still seems to be their main focus, but this isn't new.

notatoad 2y ago
the verge has always identified themselves as reporting on the intersection of tech and culture. sometimes that swings more towards culture than tech, but this feels completely outside technology.

tikhonj 2y ago

Two possibilities: 1. They're consciously trying to expand their brand and topics. Maybe it's a way to grow a broader audience or move "upscale" or something along those lines. 2. Somebody really wanted to do this, and the organization just ran with it. Both are respectable options. I'd actually respect them more if it's option 2—building an organization to give enthusiastic people the space to do what they care about is one of the best ways to produce great, creative work. We need more places that are willing to do high quality things just because.

rdtsc 2y ago

They are doing an American War series https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/650505/vietnam-war-fall-of-saigon-50-year-anniversary https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/650505/vietnam-war-fall... The editors are Kevin Nguyen and Sarah Jeong. I guess the have various other staffers like Camille Bromley do certain articles.

deepcurryshit 2y ago

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rafram 2y ago
Not sure who in this story you’re identifying as a “conservative” (much less who in our current federal government you think is actually a conservative).

sieabahlpark 2y ago

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neilv 2y ago

Maybe they want to be more about serious, meaningful journalism, and less about techbro press release regurgitation.

jagger27 2y ago

Separate tech from culture at your own blindfolded peril. Consider what a clean delineation between tech news and “real” news would mean, and what slant it would take on. The Verge is publishing this piece in the context of today. There are undocumented migrants right now being moved around and out of country, put into detention centres, and being denied the due process that was previously in place. There is _a lot_ of tech in that ongoing story. To consider America’s history with forced migration at a time like this is perfectly reasonable.

Legend2440 2y ago
>Consider what a clean delineation between tech news and “real” news would mean The old 90s tech magazines like CPU magazine or PC World come to mind. Nothing wrong with that kind of publication, and I wish there was more of it. Not everything has to be about politics.
- jagger27 2y ago
  Talking about tech as if it exists outside the context that surrounds it is like talking about farming without considering who it feeds. Sure you can totally do that, but let’s not talk about why that silo of oats is rotting when there are hungry people out there. Peril, etc.
- alpha_squared 2y ago
  > The old 90s tech magazines like CPU magazine or PC World come to mind Not to be too facetious, but, where -- uh -- are those magazines today? The internet changed things. Being that hyper-focused on a topic makes for building a good niche, but maybe not a good business.
  - Legend2440 2y ago
    Where are any magazines today? Journalism is struggling across the board. This kind of content is still out there, but it’s more on youtube or hackaday or maybe TomsHardware.

rubslopes 2y ago

I have been reading The Verge regularly for more than ten years. There was an increase in political articles since the first election of Trump.