9 Best Articles in 2021
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How the New York Times A/B tests their headlines
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5 min read · Mar 11th · Part 1 of a series on the New York Times, in which I take a close look at how (and when) the New York Times tests multiple headlines for a single article.
The New York Times
Deaths in New York City Are More Than Double the Usual Total
The New York Times
4 min read · 2020-04-10 · Deaths from all causes have surged, undermining arguments that coronavirus numbers have been overblown.
The New York Times
The New York City Subway Map as You’ve Never Seen It Before
The New York Times
4 min read · 2019-12-02 · The city has changed drastically over the past 40 years, yet the M.T.A. map designed in 1979 has largely endured.
WIRED
How The New York Times Is Clawing Its Way into the Future
WIRED
~20 min read · From 2017 · The Gray Lady is embarking on an ambitious plan to make itself indispensable.
The New York Times
Surprise for New York Renters: No More Broker Fees
The New York Times
5 min read · 2020-02-05 · Regulators unexpectedly banned broker fees for renters, which in the city have long amounted to as much as 15 percent of the annual lease.
The New Yorker
Fran Lebowitz Is Never Leaving New York
The New Yorker
4 min read · 2020-04-09 · The writer on growing old, life in quarantine, and the sadness of seeing her city shut down.
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The (Not Failing) New York Times
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2020-10-02 · How The New York Times went from failing newspaper to thriving digital subscription business.
The New York Times
Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble
The New York Times
From 2018 · Yes, it’s driven by greed — but the mania for digital cash could wind up building something much more important than wealth.
The New York Times
Journalism That Stands Apart
The New York Times
20+ min read · From 2017 · The report of the The New York Times’s 2020 group, on the future of the newsroom.
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Vox
The Atlantic wants to hire newsletter writers — and it wants their subscribers, too
Vox
4 min read · Oct 9th · Heads up, Substack. But also Twitter. And Facebook. And the New York Times ...
The New York Times
Opinion | What America Can Learn From New York City
The New York Times
3 min read · Sep 27th · How many lives could have been saved if others across the country had seen themselves in New Yorkers?
The New York Times
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
The New York Times
6 min read · Oct 8th · Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The New York Times
Help Us Choose the Best Book
The New York Times
Oct 11th · The New York Times Book Review has just turned 125. That got us wondering: What is the best book that was published during that time? We’d like to hear from you. For the month of October we’ll take…
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The Atlantic
Why New York Subway Lines Are Missing Countdown Clocks
The Atlantic
20+ min read · From 2017 · “I honestly just wanted to know why the F train didn’t have clocks. I never expected it to be so complicated.”
The New York Times
‘High Maintenance’ and the New TV Fantasy of New York
The New York Times
~15 min read · 2020-01-30 · As the city is transformed by gentrification and inequality, comedies have begun depicting it as a place of magical connection.
The New York Times
Mapping the Shadows of New York City: Every Building, Every Block
The New York Times
~11 min read · From 2017 · The struggle for light and air through thousands of New York’s buildings.
The New York Times
The Richest Neighborhoods Emptied Out Most as Coronavirus Hit New York City
The New York Times
6 min read · 2020-05-15 · Estimating how many residents left New York City, neighborhood by neighborhood.
Digiday
How The New York Times now has 13 million subscribers to 50 email newsletters
Digiday
3 min read · From 2017 · The New York Times’ email lists are swelling. The Times announced in an internal memo on Tuesday that it has amassed 13 million email subscribers, more than twice the number it had three years ago. A…
CJR
It is possible to compete with the New York Times. Here’s how.
CJR
8 min read · 2020-07-31 · Meredith Kopit Levien, who was named the new CEO of the New York Times last week, has six million subscribers, almost $700 million in cash in the bank, and a singular insight that underpins the Times’…
The New York Times
Why the Success of The New York Times May Be Bad News for Journalism
The New York Times
5 min read · 2020-03-02 · In his debut, our new media columnist says The Times has become like Facebook or Google — a digital behemoth crowding out the competition.
The New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2020
The New York Times
20+ min read · 2020-11-20 · The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times
Turning Negative Thinkers Into Positive Ones
The New York Times
~19 min read · From 2017 · Chronically viewing the glass as half-empty inhibits one’s ability to bounce back from life’s inevitable stresses.
