I don't see it as a middle ground. I see it as a genre of news. You may not need daily news with any analysis, but that still doesn't put NYT on the same contin

I don't see it as a middle ground. I see it as a genre of news. You may not need daily news with any analysis, but that still doesn't put NYT on the same continuum as TechCrunch and the Economist. Granted, Economist is probably closer to NYT, in terms of scope, but I still don't see how NYT sits between the two as the optional "middle ground."