I’m not one to impulsively cancel subscriptions when I disagree with the leadership or when there’s a misstep, but I’m really starting to question sticking with The New York Times. It’s not a partisan thing. Their coverage feels weak in all the moments when we need it to be exceptional.
Chow Wi Wang they are a broadcast channel for whatever agenda their advertisers support, like most news outlets these days… It’s a sorry state of affairs. I trust Aljazeera more than most American news sources these days.
Brian Christiansen @pratik I mean, this has been the primary journalism business model for… their whole existance? I’m not sure it’s any different now. I think their articles are still (usually) really solid. I mostly avoid their rage/anxiety-inducing Op-ed section.
James Manes I ditched them for WaPo a few years ago. It has always felt like the right move.
Torb Not to mention their years long tendency towards tranphobic morsl panic (wrapped up in ‘respectable’ rethoric and ‘concerns’).
Lou Plummer 💖 @manton Not to mention that of all the tv, software and media subscriptions I have, it is the most expensive of all at $27 every four weeks. My wife likes the puzzles and the food and feature coverage is top notch but the journalism is suffering from some weirdness for sure.
Brian Christiansen @pratik unfortunately, no newspaper of scale and notoriety prices its subscriptions high enough to make a profit (or break even), so they still run ads, and therefore all of them are businesses who want to increase readership to increase ad views. I agree, tho, if you don’t like an editorial board, you should not support them.
Patrick Berry I’ve been on the fence since I don’t read nearly as much as I think I will, and this latest nonsense pushed me over the line and I pulled the plug
