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Comment by jacob019 | Hacker News Reader

Is it just me or do most Atlantic articles seem like pointless tirades?

Nope, not just you. They do some really good journalism at times, but even their best articles have a sensationalist bent that gets old after a while.

Is it just me or has it gotten a lot worse over the last 5-6 years?

They've changed their business model in the last 7-8 years to be online friendly and it's been largely a success. Might have something to do with it, might not. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/business/media/13atlantic.... If you're looking for the old Atlantic, a lot of their archived material is right alongside current stuff, in "Also see...". For example, "Sex and the College Girl" (1957) was recommended after I read Kate Bolick's famous "All the Single Ladies" piece (2011). Kind of interesting to have that juxtaposition.

It suffers from the same malaise that all online publications suffer from – articles and headlines are increasingly optimized to get people arguing about it on Facebook (and Hacker News, and anywhere else).

Probably just you. This is a fantastic well written and well researched article.

Are you just looking for a tldr?

I think it depends on the author. They have a lot of good, thoughtful pieces, and most of their longform articles are great.

But they definitely have a few writers who have axes to grind. If you read their day-to-day articles often enough, probably half of the stories on their front page will be predictable enough to ignore.

But on the other hand, what media site is that not true of? Maybe The Economist? They don't list authors, but their stance is still pretty predictable.

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