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I almost subscribed immediately and probably will. The key thing about ARS that makes them different from the average news site is that their quality is consis
by rbarooah 17y ago
I almost subscribed immediately and probably will. The key thing about ARS that makes them different from the average news site is that their quality is consistently high, they aren't obviously pushing a particular viewpoint, and more importantly their analysis is in depth and intelligent without being monotonous or pedantic.
I'd love to pay money to subscribe to a newspaper that was like this.
- russross 17y agoI do pay money to subscribe to a newspaper that pretty much fits your description (The Economist). I would amend your list of qualities to say that the viewpoint of each article is always stated and argued. Most sources claim to reach no conclusion, but they actually do. The honest approach is to argue a point and try to convince the reader that you are right, not try to manipulate the reader into agreeing with you unknowingly. Read any of the Jon Stokes articles, for example, and he usually makes predictions or makes a claim about the hidden reasons behind some industry action, but he doesn't pretend otherwise. He states that he thinks x was a bad move, and then explains why.
- callahad 17y agoI'd love to subscribe, but given scarcity of attention, I really do not want to hook myself up to that firehose.