Re:The Atlantic posts sponsored Scientology story, moderates...
by fludlight on Monday January 14, 2013 @11:15PM
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I used to hold the Economist in similar high regard in the early 2000's. In 2004 they hired a new editor-in-chief and the quality of their articles began to suffer immediately. Their perceived thoughtfulness (as a function of independence and novelty, at least in my mind) took an abrupt turn for the worse right after the resignation of a single man. I can't remember the name of the editor, but I can remember lamenting his resignation to my friends.
Re:The Atlantic posts sponsored Scientology story, moderates...
by paganel on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @06:01AM
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> for instance—but my faith in their judgment is gone.
That's the reason I almost never read their leaders. I also tried to forgive them for the financial derivatives-special issue they had around 2007 or so, just before the shit started hitting the fan, but they were at least trying to counter-balance that with regular (small) articles in the financial section about the housing boom.
Otherwise their world-news reporting I think it's the best out-there.
I subscribed to the Economist through most of the '90s, but did not renew my subscription following a rather blithe editorial saying Bill Clinton should resign.
I still have a measure of respect for them on non-controversial topics—they're very good at explaining technical details in a simple way, for instance—but my faith in their judgment is gone.