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Could someone explain to me why the NY Times is considered to be high quality news? Most mainstream news sources I have read, and I include the NY Times, offer
by jacoblyles 18y ago
Could someone explain to me why the NY Times is considered to be high quality news? Most mainstream news sources I have read, and I include the NY Times, offer precious few facts per article. Analysis of those facts is non-existent, replaced by snippets from press releases or quotes from "experts". I guess it's supposed to be intellectual if you get commentary from both sides on an issue, even if both sides are giving you crap.
Now compare that to the Economist, The Wall Street Journal, and more niche publications. There are facts! Graphs! Background information! Articles on topics other than what happened yesterday!
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- yummyfajitas 18y agoIt has an established reputation as a newspaper for intellectuals, i.e. every "intellectual" you know is reading it. They also write at a 12'th grade level, according to MS Word. (Compare to the NY Post, for instance.) I think that more or less explains their position in the market.