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Ask HN: News sites suck, is there a site where people write long articles

9 points by mouselover 12y ago

Like a Twitter for news but longer

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147 12y ago
Have you looked at Medium.com?
- mouselover 12y ago
  Yea, but medium is mostly stories . I wanted something similar with Twitter that will show news in real time and give users the power to write them rather than big conglomerates like CNN or fox.
SocksCanClose 12y ago
or how about the Atavist (https://atavist.com https://atavist.com)?
acomjean 12y ago
someone recommended this: Its kinda like a kick starter for writers. Though in the end its a subscription thing. http://www.beaconreader.com/ http://www.beaconreader.com/
- mouselover 12y ago
  awesome tool for writers.Very similar with Kickstarter
smacktoward 12y ago
Here you go: http://longform.org/ http://longform.org/
Mizza 12y ago
http://glance.wtf http://glance.wtf Not quite what you're after, but a curated, speed-readable list of good reads.
- mouselover 12y ago
  Was not expecting that,interesting
chintan39 12y ago
I am working on a similar platform called TalkBig http://talkbig.co http://talkbig.co
- mouselover 12y ago
  I'm kind of newbie in the start up world but your 'landing page' does not offer that much info about what the product is about
  - Warewolf-ESB 12y ago
    Yep you're right. No idea what this is and how I can get more info without submitting my email.
davelnewton 12y ago
Longer than... 140 characters? What are you actually asking for? Be specific. NYT writes long articles. New Yorker. Christian Science Monitor. What do you want?
- mouselover 12y ago
  something similar with NY Times but written by everyday people (like Twitter)
  - davelnewton 12y ago
    "Everyday people" don't write long articles.
MichaelCrawford 12y ago
The New York Times. There articles are quite in-depth. Try paying for it, or it will go away someday. Or read my own essays: http://www.warplife.com/mdc/essays/ http://www.warplife.com/mdc/essays/ http://www.warplife.com/mdc/books/ http://www.warplife.com/mdc/books/ http://www.warplife.com/jonathan-swift/ http://www.warplife.com/jonathan-swift/ http://www.warplife.com/tips/ http://www.warplife.com/tips/

9 points by mouselover 12y ago

Like a Twitter for news but longer

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147 12y ago

Have you looked at Medium.com?

mouselover 12y ago
Yea, but medium is mostly stories . I wanted something similar with Twitter that will show news in real time and give users the power to write them rather than big conglomerates like CNN or fox.

SocksCanClose 12y ago

or how about the Atavist (https://atavist.com https://atavist.com)?

acomjean 12y ago

someone recommended this: Its kinda like a kick starter for writers. Though in the end its a subscription thing. http://www.beaconreader.com/ http://www.beaconreader.com/

mouselover 12y ago
awesome tool for writers.Very similar with Kickstarter

smacktoward 12y ago

Here you go: http://longform.org/ http://longform.org/

Mizza 12y ago

http://glance.wtf http://glance.wtf Not quite what you're after, but a curated, speed-readable list of good reads.

mouselover 12y ago
Was not expecting that,interesting

chintan39 12y ago

I am working on a similar platform called TalkBig http://talkbig.co http://talkbig.co

mouselover 12y ago
I'm kind of newbie in the start up world but your 'landing page' does not offer that much info about what the product is about
- Warewolf-ESB 12y ago
  Yep you're right. No idea what this is and how I can get more info without submitting my email.

davelnewton 12y ago

Longer than... 140 characters? What are you actually asking for? Be specific. NYT writes long articles. New Yorker. Christian Science Monitor. What do you want?

mouselover 12y ago
something similar with NY Times but written by everyday people (like Twitter)
- davelnewton 12y ago
  "Everyday people" don't write long articles.

MichaelCrawford 12y ago

The New York Times. There articles are quite in-depth. Try paying for it, or it will go away someday. Or read my own essays: http://www.warplife.com/mdc/essays/ http://www.warplife.com/mdc/essays/ http://www.warplife.com/mdc/books/ http://www.warplife.com/mdc/books/ http://www.warplife.com/jonathan-swift/ http://www.warplife.com/jonathan-swift/ http://www.warplife.com/tips/ http://www.warplife.com/tips/