Bloomberg just bought CityLab and put half its reporters out of a job

Re:Bloomberg just bought CityLab and put half its reporters ... by mc32 on Friday December 13, 2019 @10:24PM (#21787603)

I think one issue I had as an occasional reader is that they were too invested in one perspective only.

Surely we need to study and be curious for things which can improve city life. There is a lot of good in that.

The one peeve I had is that "city-first PoV" made them a bit myopic and only wanted to see things though the lens of city life to the neglect of alternatives.

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Re:Bloomberg just bought CityLab and put half its reporters ... by CydeWeys on Friday December 13, 2019 @11:20PM (#21787786)

That's the topic they focus on though, and they do it well. It's CityLab, not CountryLife.

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Re:Bloomberg just bought CityLab and put half its reporters ... by mc32 on Saturday December 14, 2019 @08:21AM (#21789376)

I agree with that and don’t have a problem with that but their attitude is “we’re right and they’re wrong and we'll make them”. CountryLife I would say wouldn’t be as ideological about how people should live their lives.

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Re:Bloomberg just bought CityLab and put half its reporters ... by CydeWeys on Saturday December 14, 2019 @10:49AM (#21790059)

You've got some rose-colored glasses on if you don't think people out in the country are ideological about how people should live their lives.

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Re:Bloomberg just bought CityLab and put half its reporters ... by Consultant32452 on Friday December 13, 2019 @11:38PM (#21787854)

Not just city first, but young healthy people of a particular sociotype first. If everyone is just super healthy and rides bikes or scooters in the rain or 100 degree heat then we'll have amazing car free roads!

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