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I still highly respect NYT but I agree that the tone of its headlines (if not the actual article text) in general has gotten more sensationalized over time. I now read both NYT and the news section of WSJ to get a more balanced perspective (I steer clear of the opinion section of WSJ because it's a total dumpster fire).

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> In 2018, a group of data scientists at the Times unveiled Project Feels, a set of algorithms that could determine what emotions a given article might induce. ... “Hate drives readership more than any of us care to admit,” one employee on the business side told me.

Sounds like the exact same feedback-optimized gradient-descent optimization for engagement that is biting social media in the ass is affecting them, too.

If you're ever looking to absolutely lose all faith in humanity the journal's comment section is even better than facebook. Never thought I'd see the day where someone unironically says "LIBERAL NOONAN"

I would have expected the $40/month price tag for the WSJ to be a more effective filter. I guess there's plenty of racist-grandpa types happy to shell out the cash.

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I have $52 for 52 weeks here as a subscription option, then $9.95/mo.

(https://store.wsj.com/shop/us/ca/wsjcass21/?trackingCode=aaq...)

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