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I don't know if the relaunch will work or not because I don't know if the web is fundamentally changing what (topic, length) we want to read. I do know they're

by subdane 12y ago

I don't know if the relaunch will work or not because I don't know if the web is fundamentally changing what (topic, length) we want to read. I do know they're sitting on a trove of evergreen content. A few years ago I rented a cabin in the woods for a month - no internet. There was a stack of 5 year old New Yorkers and I read all of them. I was blown away by the quality and timelessness of the writing. I had never paid much attention to it before, but I became a subscriber after that.

mercer 12y ago
Interesting. Highlighting the vast amount of valuable archives was one of the conclusions The NYT had in their plans for the future.
sanderjd 12y ago
I read an article about the trapped Chilean miners a week or two ago, and it occurred to me while reading it that it would have made no difference at all if it were written decades ago about an event I had never heard of; I still would have been engaged and deeply enjoyed its storytelling. I wish other publications would figure out a way to be more like the New Yorker, rather than the other way around.
- dvcc 12y ago
  I recently reluctantly (so much out there for free) subscribed to the New Yorker, as a way of disconnecting myself. The first story I opened up to was the Chilean miners, I was in love. I wish we were more willing to pay, but it just seems like the internet has created this expectation of free and plentiful, hope it doesn't go down that road.
georgeecollins 12y ago
I like the length of the New Yorker and the accuracy. I often find myself reading a topical article on the internet -- example: the plane that was just shot down-- and I go from one internet post to the next. The same three or four facts and maybe some sketchy analysis, but really everybody rushes to post without doing much research. If there is an article about it in the New Yorker I think I would learn a lot more.

by subdane 12y ago

mercer 12y ago

Interesting. Highlighting the vast amount of valuable archives was one of the conclusions The NYT had in their plans for the future.

sanderjd 12y ago

I read an article about the trapped Chilean miners a week or two ago, and it occurred to me while reading it that it would have made no difference at all if it were written decades ago about an event I had never heard of; I still would have been engaged and deeply enjoyed its storytelling. I wish other publications would figure out a way to be more like the New Yorker, rather than the other way around.

dvcc 12y ago
I recently reluctantly (so much out there for free) subscribed to the New Yorker, as a way of disconnecting myself. The first story I opened up to was the Chilean miners, I was in love. I wish we were more willing to pay, but it just seems like the internet has created this expectation of free and plentiful, hope it doesn't go down that road.

georgeecollins 12y ago

I like the length of the New Yorker and the accuracy. I often find myself reading a topical article on the internet -- example: the plane that was just shot down-- and I go from one internet post to the next. The same three or four facts and maybe some sketchy analysis, but really everybody rushes to post without doing much research. If there is an article about it in the New Yorker I think I would learn a lot more.